Birding Web sites

Note: Only links to non-commerical Web sites are or will be included on this page. Updated on August 1, 2011.

Barbolink's World A collection of great birding links.
Birdingonthe.Net A great resource. Includes links to transcripts of mailing lists.
Bird Links to the World An amazing collection of links to sites for checklists, trip reports, mailing lists, tour groups, and photographs from around the world.
Surfbirds A great all-around birding site. Full of tips, advice, reviews, photos and more. You name it and Surfbirds has it.
The A. O. U. Check-list of North American Birds Seventh Edition.

Bird Notes David Sibley's Web site. Includes several identification articles.
Colorado Field Ornithologists Mr. Bill's Mystery Quiz at this site is challenging and educational.
Don Roberson's site The 10 most misidentified birds of Monterey County is must reading.
Ducks at a Distance The online version of the United States Geological Survey booklet of the same name.
Fish Crow ID How to tell a Fish Crow from an American Crow.
Identification of Dowitchers in the Pacific Northwest Very helpful for identifying dowitchers in the Midwest too.
Identification of Northern and Loggerhead Shrikes From the Ontario Field Ornithologists Web site.
Louisiana Ornithological Society A number of excellent identification articles can be found on the LOS Web site.
Powdermill Bird Banding Photos of handheld birds are presented here. Includes notes on ageing, sexing, and identification. A great resource.
Real Birds A fantastic site! Includes a wonderful photo gallery and "virtual" tours of two birding hotspots.

Birding LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve How to bird LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve in Chicago, Illinois.
Carlyle Lake Bird Report If you want to know what's being seen at Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois, this is the site to check. Includes a nice collection of rare bird pics from the area.
Chicago Ornithological Society Web site of Chicago's oldest birding club.
DuPage Birding Club Western suburban Chicago birding club.
Evanston North Shore Bird Club Located in north suburban Chicago.
Fermilab Birding Locations Includes a map and bird list for birding Fermilab in western DuPage County.
Illinois and Chicago Net-Birding A compendium of links to various birding sites. An excellent resource.
Illinois Birders' Forum An online discussion forum covering a wide variety of birding topics.
Illinois Ornithological Society Web site of the state's largest birding organization.
Illinois Young Birders An Illinois birding club for young people ages 9 to 18.
The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Includes a field trip schedule and a monthly birding guide for our neighbor to the north.
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory An online guide to birding Whitefish Point in Michigan. Recently updated.

Backyard Bird Problems Covers everything from problem squirrels at your feeder to caring for injured birds.
Birdingpal Need a contact or someone to go birding with? Check out this site.
Birdwatching Myths Erik Blom discusses and dispells a number of misconceptions about birds.
eBird A Web site that allows users to record and keep track of their North American bird sightings. Developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society.
HawkCount Features daily and monthly summaries from established hawk watching sites around North America. Part of HMANA's (Hawk Migration Association of North America) Raptors Online effort.
Jean Iron's Web site Web site of Canadian birder and photographer Jean Iron. Full of great bird and mammal photos from Canada.
North American Birders' Forum An online discussion forum covering a wide variety of birding topics of interest to North American birders.
Patuxent Bird Banding Laboratory Everything you want to know about bird banding is at this site. Includes a 1-800 number for finding out where a particular bird was banded.
Searchable Ornithological Research Archive (SORA) A searchable online archive of several ornithological journals.

A selection of interesting and informative birding Web sites.