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Birding Sites

• Wildbirds.com
  • Wildbirds.com has answers for backyard birders about feeding, attracting, and watching wild birds. You will also find sections on helping injured birds, photographing birds, and identifying the birds in your area.
• Birding.com
  • Birding.com is for birders that enjoy birding around the country and around the world. You will find checklists, birding organizations, the Top 200 birding spots in North America and much more. A new species is featured every week at Birding.com.
• NatureSongs
  • Naturesongs features nearly 200 species' songs as well as linked species to make it easier to find what you are looking for.
• eNature.com
  • eNature brings the National Audubon Society Field Guides to the web, with instant access to photographic guides of local birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians simply by entering a zip code. For the first time, web users can enter their zip code, or the zip code of a vacation destination, and receive a customized photographic guide to the wildlife in that area, for free. eNature is fast becoming the ultimate destination for people interested in nature, wildlife, and the outdoors. Users can find just about any plant or animal in North America, send wildlife eCards, keep a life list of their favorite species, chat with other nature enthusiasts, find information about outdoor activities in local and national parks and receive weekly newsletters.
• North American Bluebird Society
  • The NORTH AMERICAN BLUEBIRD SOCIETY, a non-profit conservation, education and research organization, promotes the recovery of bluebirds and other native cavity-nesting bird species. The SOCIETY invites you to join in this much needed conservation effort. The primary objective of the SOCIETY is to educate all who will listen about the importance of preserving these singular creatures in their native environment. Toward this end, the SOCIETY will work, within the bounds of effective conservation, to study those obstacles impeding bluebird recovery; to publish results of those studies; to promote ideas and actions which might reduce the effect of those obstacles; and to obtain a more complete knowledge about bluebird ecology.
• National Audubon Society
  • The National Audubon Society is a US-based non-profit organization, with chapters throughout and beyond the Unites States of America. The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. 
• Birdwatcher's Digest
  • Expert advice on bird watching, backyard bird feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel and cool birding products. The editors of Bird Watcher's Digest invite you to experience the joy and passion of bird watching and to learn the best birding how-to tips from the experts. Bookmark this page!
• Bird Banding Laboratory (1-800-327-BAND)
  • Bird banding is one of the most useful tools in the modern study of wild birds. Wild birds are captured and marked with a uniquely numbered band or ring placed on the leg. The bander records where and when each bird is banded, how old it is, what sex it is, and any other information and sends those data to the Bird Banding Laboratory. Information from bands subsequently found and reported to the Bird Banding Laboratory provides data on the distribution and movements of species, their relative numbers, annual production, life-span and causes of death. Such information increases our knowledge and understanding of birds and their habits and assists us in their management and conservation.
• BirdNET (The Ornithological Council Website)
  • BIRDNET provides information about ornithology, the scientific study of birds. The site is a service of the Ornithological Council, a public information organization involving ten North American professional ornithological societies
• Birdwatching.Com
  • Birdwatching Dot Com is about wild birds and the sport of birding. It's for everyone who's interested in birdwatching and enjoying nature. We hope you'll find some good ideas here to help you have fun watching birds.Birdwatching includes all kinds of activities. You can explore the world to find birds you've never seen before. Or simply enjoy the migrant birds who come through your yard, like the White-throated Sparrow at right, who may be attracted by your bird feeding station in fall
• Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
  • Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is a 2,400-acre natural area straddling the Kittatinny Ridge in eastern Pennsylvania. Established in 1934, it was the world's first refuge for raptors. During the last 64 years, the Sanctuary has become an international center for conservation, education, and research about raptors.
• The Ellis Bird Farm
  • Ellis Bird Farm leads bird banding and site tours throughout the summer. If you are interested in seeing bird banding (which takes place during the months of June and July only), please phone and make an appointment. Site tours are conducted on an as-required basis.
• The Virtual Birder
  • Test your birding skills as you explore habitats in these Myst-style explorations. Compete for top score. RBAs and Links sorted by State and Province. Prizes and articles too!
• The Aviary
  • Largest and most extensive all-bird web site!! Hundred's of articles, information, links. Pet birds and birding
• Birder.com
  • Birding is the most extensive section of this site. You will find checklists which span the globe, birding Hot Spots, and rare bird alert phone numbers. In the Backyard Birders section you can also find information on seeds to attract birds, building bird houses, and links to home pages of other bird watchers.
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
  • A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
• Backyard Birding
  • Welcome to the Backyard Birding Page, a service of the Baltimore Bird Club. If you need to know how and what to feed the birds, or how large to make the entry hole on a bluebird box, or which shrubs and flowers to plant in order to attract birds, you've come to the right place. There are also yardlists and journals from backyard birders, and links to other web sites of interest.
• Peterson Online: Birds
  • Articles and interactive features forbirders. Includes National Birding Hotline Cooperative, forums, events calendar,editorial features from Bird Watchers' Digest, and more
• Partners in Flight / Compañeros en Vuelo
  • Partners In Flight / Compañeros en Vuelo / Partenaires d’Envol was launched in 1990 in response to growing concerns about declines in the populations of many land bird species, and in order to emphasize the conservation of birds not covered by existing conservation initiatives. The initial focus was on species that breed in the Nearctic (North America) and winter in the Neotropics (Central and South America), but the focus has spread to include most landbirds and other species requiring terrestrial habitats.
• American Birding Association Home Page
  • North America's largest membership organization for active birders – providing leadership to field birders by increasing their knowledge, skills, and enjoyment of birding, and by contributing to bird conservation.
• Backyard Wildlife Habitat Home Page
  • Go out in your backyard and look around! Watch the butterflies and hummingbirds dance in search of nectar. Listen to the trill of songbirds fill the air. Hear the plop of a frog jumping into a pond. This isn't your yard, you say? It could be. It's not hard, and it doesn't matter where you live or how much space you have.
• Birding in Canada
  • Birding in Canada, Rare Bird Reports, Birders E-Mail Addresses, Checklists, Chat, Ontario, Canada
• The Optics for Birding
  • Welcome to Optics for Birding, a non-commercial site designed to educate those who want to buy optics (binoculars and telescopes, primarily) so that they can make informed buying decisions. Although the target audience is those of us who enjoy watching birds, much of the information is generally applicable, no matter what your intended application. This site contains much additional information including reviews of optics, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and manufacturer contacts.
• Introduction to the Aves
  • The vertebrate class Aves includes the birds, an extremely distinctive and successful clade, with an estimated 9000 species worldwide. Although descended from the dinosaurs, birds have evolved remarkable specializations for flight: a unique "one-way" breathing system, light yet strong hollow bones, a skeleton in which many bones are fused or lost, powerful flight muscles, and -- most importantly -- feathers.
• Bird Songs
  • My collection of singing bird photographs includes unique images of about 60 species of songbirds native to eastern and central North America. These colorful photos, along with a variety of superb non-singing portraits, are available for commercial use
• Bird Watcher's Resources
  • Resources for Bird Watchers on the World Wide Web, including many pages of information about Cape Cod Birdwatching
• Where Do You Want to Go Birding Today?
  • This website contains information on birding in 179 countries, 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, and all 50 US states plus Washington, D.C. 85 photographers and 9  organizations have provided permission to showcase their work on this site. The site contains over 500 bird images. If anyone ever counts the thousands of links, please let me know the total. About 25,000 birders per month are visiting the site, accessing over 100,000 pages.  A total of over 160,000 unique visitors from more than 131 countries have visited this site. 
• The North American Bird Banding Manual
  • The banding manual is the key reference book for banders. It describes the responsibilities of banders, the procedures to obtain permits and bands, and the methods of reporting banding and encounter information. The manual also describes the computer system on which the data from bandings and encounters are stored and how the banders and wildlife managers can obtain these data.
• The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough
  • The series is the logical follow-on to the BBC's Private Life of Plants. Mike Salisbury, a veteran producer in the unit, was appointed executive producer. He met with Sir David to decide the number of progams and a basic structural outline. Sir David then wrote a proposal, outlining the program themes. This document was accepted by the controllers at the BBC and co-producers PBS.
• National Aviary
  • The National Aviary is America's only independent indoor nonprofit bird zoo. Located in historic North Side's West Park, the Aviary is home to 500 birds of more than 200 species. Many are threatened or endangered in the wild. Our natural and free-flight exhibits allow visitors an up-close view of the bird world. From hummingbirds to Andean Condors, the birds represent nearly every continent, with a particular emphasis on rainforest and wetland habitats.
• American Bird Conservancy
  • Conserving wild birds and their Habitats throughout the Americas
• EPA and Bird Conservation
  • Although wildlife management is not a central part of EPA's mission, numerous Agency programs and initiatives support and complement efforts to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitats. Healthy populations of fish and wildlife are an integral component of healthy ecosystems. They also contribute directly to our quality of life by providing recreational opportunities, and generate economic benefits by supporting hunting, fishing, bird watching, photography, tourism, and other outdoor activities.
• The Hummingbird Society
  • A World Wide Web Site dedicated to Hummingbird fans everywhere! The official web site for The Hummingbird Society The Hummingbird Society is a nonprofit corporation (Delaware) organized in 1996 for the purpose of encouraging international understanding and conservation of hummingbirds by publishing and disseminating information, promoting and supporting scientific study, and protecting habitat
• The Hawk Conservancy
  • The Hawk Conservancy - a look at its history, work and some of the rare and endangered raptors being bred in captivity as an aid to global conservation
• AVINET, Inc
  • Trusted supplier of equipment to professional field biologists since 1987
• Birds and Blooms Magazine
  • Fastest-growing magazine of its kind! Home gardeners and bird fanciers love the colorful photographs and practical advice.
• Shreveport Bird Study Group
  • Visit this website for a checklist of birds of northwest Louisiana, an online newsletters and notes on bird arrival and departure dates.