| Bird_Song_and_Wildlife_Unlimited Information about the book by Ernie Jardine with tips on learning songs, quiz (no audio), links, and photo gallery. |
| Bird_Watcher\'s_Digest Magazine for birdwatching, birding, backyard bird feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding products. |
| BirdBand Archives of the forum for bird banders. |
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| Birdfilms_com Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth. |
| BirdHawk Archives of the Hawk Migration Association of North America e-mail group. |
| Birding_America Pictures and stories of birds, habitats, and birding at more than 185 sites in the United States and Canada. |
| BirdIQ Site from ConocoPhillips with basic information on birds, bird watching, and feeding for students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more. |
| Bird_RBA Archives of the e-mail group for reports of continentally rare birds. |
| Birds_of_North_America Comprehensive reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles. |
| Birds_of_the_Continental_United_States_and_Canada Checklist of 914 species recorded in North America north of Mexico. |
| Birdwatching Frequently asked questions, birding tips, articles, and store. |
| BirdWest Archives of the e-mail group for western US/Canada rare bird alerts. |
| Birdzilla Sightings, newsletter, articles, species profiles including the complete text of Bent's Life Histories, bird lists, photos, backyard birding, and shopping. |
| Boreal_Songbird_Initiative Dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest of North America to migratory birds. |
| Cornell_Laboratory_of_Ornithology A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. |
| eBird Project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America. |
| eNature_Birds Species accounts of North American birds, including images, descriptions, and sounds. |
| Familiar_Birds Full text of some of the species accounts of more common birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent from his classic Life Histories of North American Birds (1919-1968). |
| George_West\'s_Birding_Homepage Photo gallery, trip reports, Arizona hummingbird banding program, and updates to "A Birder's Guide to Alaska". |
| Hawk_Migration_Association_of_North_America Monitors raptor migration throughout North America. |
| HawkCount Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites. |
| Hummingbirds Photograph album, migration maps, attracting and feeding tips, species accounts, and articles. |
| Index_to_the_Archives_of_Birding_Email_Lists Links to searchable archives of U.S. and Canada birding email groups. |
| Internet_Field_Guide_to_Birds Keys to identify North American species online; from The BioDiversity Institute. Includes photo gallery. |
| John_James_Audubon\'s_Birds_of_America Audubon's images and original text descriptions from an 1840 (First Octavo Edition) of Audubon's complete seven volume text. |
| The_Nature_Conservancy_-_Migratory_Bird_Program Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere. Species abstracts, fact sheets, and links. |
| North_America_Rare_Bird_Alert Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada. |
| North_American_Bird_Notes Notes, distribution maps, and photos of current rarities. Includes gull section and bird quizzes. |
| North_American_Bird_Photography_Gallery Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette. |
| North_American_Bird_Sounds Doug Von Gausig's site with bird songs, other sounds, and some explanatory text. |
| Obsolete_English_Names_of_North_American_Birds Thorough list of old names of North American and Hawaiian birds and their modern equivalents. |
| Old_Bird,_Inc_ Information about the Flight Calls of Migratory Birds (Eastern North American Landbirds) CD-ROM and the Dickcissel night flight call monitoring project. |
| On_Silent_Wings_Bird_Photography Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region, with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts. |
| Partners_in_Flight An association supported by federal, state, and regional governments dedicated to the preservation of bird species that summer in North America and winter in South America. Volunteer info and species |
| Peterson_Birding_Resources Links and list of bird spectacles. |
| Sibley_Guides Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds, including updates, subspecies, and a gallery of David Sibley's paintings. |
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