Birds of the World
Best Web Links


Reference Resources on Birds & Bird Species

1.	Britannica.com:  The granddaddy of encyclopedias provides a web search engine which you can use to find specific birds or subjects concerning birds, such as cardinals or raptors (each has its own site).  http://www.britannica.com/

2.	Nationalgeographic.com:  Has most of the features of Britannica.com without the web search engine.  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

3.	Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History:  The leading museum in the field has a quite good website.  http://www.mnh.si.edu/

4.	Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter:  Photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds.  http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/framlst.html

5.	Electronic Resources on Ornithology (study of birds):  An excellent gateway to other Internet sites covering the subject of birds. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html/

Updated National Wildlife Refuge Information (supplements the directory on the disc)

6.	National Wildlife Refuge System Home Page: Searchable database of National Wildlife Refuge locations by state.  http://refuges.fws.gov/NWRSHomePage.html 

7.	Web sites for State Wildlife and Natural Resources Agencies:  Extensive list of state agencies responsible for managing fish and wildlife resources.
	http://refuges.fws.gov/NWRSFiles/InternetResources/USStateAgencies.html 

8.	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuges.  A clickable map and lists of wildlife refuges by state.
http://www.fws.gov/r9extaff/pafaq/refuges.html

Bird Watching

9.	Petersononline.com:  Roger Tory Peterson’s site (author of the best selling birds series).  Provides a rich directory of bird watching resources.  http://www.petersononline.com/

10.	Yahoo Birding Sites:  Long list of links to most popular birding web sites.  http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Outdoors/Birding/

11.	Theaviary.com:  Birding and pet bird information, books, articles, magazines, equipment and gifts.  http://www.theaviary.com/

Bird Song Sound Clips

12.	Bird Sounds: Calls & Songs:  How to recognize birds by their songs, as well as an extensive list of links to sites to obtain tapes, CD’s, software and online recordings. http://birding.miningco.com/hobbies/birding/msubmenu45.htm

Associations/Organizations

13.	American Birding Association Home Page:  Great bird finding info and a wealth of other resources for North American and world birding.  http://www.americanbirding.org/

14.	Audubon.com.  The site of the largest bird conservation organization.  Somewhat political but nevertheless useful.  http://www.audubon.com/


Remember to use Britannica.com’s site to locate specific bird category sites such as cardinals or raptors!