PLACES TO BIRD
Brukner
Nature Center -
a nature center near Troy; has trails for nature study and
birdwatching
Five
Rivers MetroParks - Dayton, Ohio USA a
guide to the activities offered year-round in public parks
in Dayton area
Aullwood
Audubon Center and Farm - a National Audubon environmental
education center in Dayton area
Beaver
Creek Wetlands Association protects wetlands near Beavercreek
and Fairborn
Caesar
Creek Lake a large lake and state park offering great
birdwatching opportunities
BIRDING RESOURCES
The Ohio
Ornithological Society a statewide organization for
backyard birdwatchers and researchers in the field advancing
our collective knowledge about birds
Ohio Birder
Resources includes links to birding sites around the
world, and info about the Ohio Bird Records Committee
Birdingonthe.Net
links to bird info listed geographically by country, state,
etc.; also links to info about bird families, software, books,
and trip reports
Birding on the
Web - links to a number of bird checklists, including
the Sibley/Monroe world list and lists for states, foreign
countries, and national parks;
also links to info on birding sites national and international
American
Birding Association (ABA) info about activities of this
large organization for active birders; catalog of bird books,
accessories, and optical equipment
Ohio Birder
Resources
Bird
Links to the World contains list of nearly every bird-related
web site there is
The
Virtual Birder -
a series of identification quizzes, incorporated into virtual
tours of famous birding locales
North
American Breeding Bird Survey operated by U.S. Geological
Survey, with range maps, population trend maps, and other
info derived from the Breeding Bird Survey
listserv@listserv.arizona.edu.
a listserv mailing list devoted to discussion of any topics
related to birding, providing email transcripts of local rare
bird alert tapes
Subscribe to the
Ohio list - a similar mailing list available which focuses
on Ohio only Where Do You Want To Go
Birding Today? - links to the best birding spots around
the world!
National Biological
Service - government web site with great maps for Breeding
Birds and for Christmas Bird Counts.
BirdSource
- exciting new project monitoring backyard birds run by Cornell
and Audubon; information about Project Feederwatch.
BIRDNET:
The Ornithological Information Source - Links to all major
Ornithological Societies
Cornell
Lab of Ornithology - an international center for the study,
appreciation, and conservation of birds, including many citizen
science birdwatching projects
The
Peregrine Fund - bird conservation organization website
with special info on other raptors too.
VIREO
- Visual Resources for Ornithology has the largest collection
of bird slides in the world.
Thayer
Birding Software - free checklists, top 100 birding Hot
Spots, bird jokes, bookstore
State
Birds - find out your State "Official" bird?
Audubon
Christmas Bird Count site has some interesting presentations
of that data.
BIRDWATCHING GROUPS
National
Audubon Society - home page links many of the local Audubon
chapters around the country
Cincinnati
Bird Club
Audubon
Society of Ohio Cincinnati chapter of the National Audubon
Society
Gilmore
Ponds Conservancy organization protecting Gilmore Ponds
near Hamilton
Oxbow,
Inc. organization protecting the Oxbow near southern
Ohio
RAPTOR, Inc.
bird rehab organization near Cincinnati
Indiana
Audubon Society
Darke
County Birders - avid birders of Darke County
Nature Center
Dayton
Audubon Society
local Audubon group emphasizing birds and birdwatching;
also newsletter and Southwestern Ohio Rare Bird Alert
BIRD TOUR COMPANIES
Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
Field Guides,
Inc.
Wings, Inc.
Birdguides Ltd.
- based in England
Attour
- Attu, Alaska
BIRDING MAGAZINES
Birding
Birder's World magazine
Bird Watcher's
Digest
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