Megasites
These are the big birdwatching Web sites. There are lots of
links, articles, etc.
Birding
on the Web
Birding.com
About.com
Birder.com
Fat Birder
Birdwatching.com
The Virtual Birder
Great Outdoors
Recreation Pages - Birding
Web Directory Birding Listings
These are general Web directories have birding categories. Very
good places to look for birding sites.
Open Directory Project
Yahoo
Birding Places
Where do you
want to go birding today?
If you're looking for a place to bird, this should be your first
stop. They link to a variety of site guides around the world.
Recreation.gov
Recreation opportunities on US government lands
Top 250 North
American Birding Hot Spots
National Park Service
National Wildlife Refuge System
Bureau of Land Management
Organizations
American Birding
Association
This is THE organization of birdwatchers in the US.
The Nature Conservancy
A great conservation organization
National Audubon Society
More of a general nature organization than a birding
organization.
American Ornithologists' Union
Professional and scientific association
BirdChat
This is an international birding listserver. This page gives you
guidelines and instructions for subscribing.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Birding Magazines
Birding
The official magazine of the American Birding Association
Birder's World
Birdwatcher's Digest
Some of Jim Frazier's Favorite Sites
Illinois
and Chicago Net Birding
I think Urs Geiser may have been the first or second person
in the Chicago area to have a birding web page. I can't remember
if Peter Kasper's
Fermilab
page was first or not. This page was a distant third. But
enough of the history lesson. Urs has put together an exceptional
amount of resources for the Chicago area, as well as for international
birders.
Iowa
Birds and Birding
Sponsored by the Iowa Ornithological Union and Webmastered by our good
friend, Ann Johnson, this page provides your starting point for birding in
Iowa. The page includes site guides, checklists, books on Iowa birding,
links, Iowa birding organizations, and the latest RBA transcript and archives.
Stuary
Healy, Western US Bird Guide
On two of our trips to Arizona,
we've engaged Stuart as a guide. He is WONDERFUL. He spends
ALL of his time birding and he knows where the birds are. He's remarkably
organized and has really made a study of the area. He's also an enjoyable
fellow to have sitting in the passenger seat, telling you where to drive.
He has a page on his services and birding in Arizona.
The
Optics for Birding Home Page
This is an excellent, content-rich
web site. Well designed with the appropriate use of frames, it is
low on graphics, fast on download speed and bulging with useful information
about birding optics. Includes merchant and vendor links.
Southeastern
Arizona Bird Observatory
An excellent guide to birding
in, well...southeastern Arizona. Included are hints for travelers,
detailed site information, news, calendar of events, program information
and (of course) links.
Bird
Banding Laboratory
This site is part of the
US Geological Survey's Pataxunt Wildlife Research Center site and the home
of the North American Bird Banding Program. Information on bird banding
is included along with instructions on how
to report a recovered banded bird.
Favorite Vendors
Avisys
Birding Software
Avisys has been around for
a long time and your humble editor has been using it since about 1993.
It's great stuff and the developer is a nice guy who'll make sure you're
happy. You can't go wrong.
Eagle
Optics
These folks are one of the
most popular mail order optics vendors. However, my favorite part,
being in Chicago, is that we can drive up there (about 2 hours) and try
and buy at the same pricing as you get in the catalog. We don't have
to jackpot local dealers, then buy mail order. They understand their
products and are very patient. If you're within driving distance
of Madison, Wisconsin, you really should consider them. Their site
has loads of information about optic, birding and astronomy.
Delorme
Delorme makes invaluable
aids to birding - in particular, their atlases. These map books are
invaluable for finding your way around in the weeds. Note, frankly,
they're not much help in larger cities...but in rural areas, there is nothing
else quite like 'em.
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