Birding Page2 of Janice and Rick McClintock Rio Medina, NE Medina County, Texas (see a map) Members of the San Antonio Audubon Society

Links

Basics

All About Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Birder.com - a birding 'portal,' where you can begin to discover the many resources online for bird-watching
Hummingbirds.net

Identifying Birds (and more)

• Bird ID Infocenter, U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter -- photographs, songs, videos, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds.
• National Wildlife Federation's eNature site -- online field guides (with audio) and life lists for birds, mammals, insects, butterflies, reptiles, etc.; regional nature guides; backyard habitat planning, and lots more
• WhatBird.com uses a step-by-step, visual search feature to help you narrow down the identification of birds. Online field guide with illustrations, songs, maps, etc. as well as educational features and articles.
• Butterflies and Moths of North America from the Big Sky Institute at Montana State University and the NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node
• What's That Bug? -- a fabulous site for discovering insects and identifying creepy-crawlies

Organizations

American Birding Association
American Ornithologists Union (A.O.U.) Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
North American Bluebird Society
National Audubon Society
ChimneySwifts.org
The Purple Martin Conservation Association
Bat Conservation International

Web Cams

Bald Eagle Web Cam from National Wildlife Federation
Nest Box Cams from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birdhouse Network - owls, bluebirds, ospreys, etc.
Bird FeederCam from Wild Birds Unlimited in Indianapolis, Indiana
Peregrine Falcons have nested on a 15th floor ledge of the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvana since 2000 (not for those afraid of heights!)
MyBitOfThePlanet web cams, where David Jones in Hampshire, UK is experimenting with several different web cams this year. It should get very interesting as the season goes on.(England's time zone is 6 hours ahead of us here in TX.)

Online Birding and Nature Stores

Online Nature Mall
Naturally Curious
Avian Aquatics- bird ponds and baths, drippers, misters, etc.; highly recommended from experience

Learning about Optics

Better View Desired - detailed reviews of birding optics; no sales
Eagle Optics - excellent buyer's guide
Bird Watcher's Digest Choosing Optics
Optics4birding
Christophers, Ltd.

Local Resources

San Antonio Audubon Society
San Antonio Virtual Nature Center
SATXbirds -- an e-mail discussion list about birding in the San Antonio area; a great way to keep up with local birding.
Last Chance Forever: the Bird of Prey Conservancy - located in northwest San Antonio, LCF's mission is the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned raptors; 210-499-4080.
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc. - located near Boerne, WRR is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife, and is a sanctuary for non-releasable wildlife. Emergencies: (210) 698-1709.
Texas Bluebird Society
Texas Ornithological Society (TOS)
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

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