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The Great Back Yard Bird Count
My Favorites
Though watching birds for more years than I care to admit, it was not until I moved to South Florida that I really began to study and learn more about these wonderful creatures who share our space. I continue to find more sources of information, but I have listed here some of my favorites. The reason they are my favorites is that they contain a wealth of information, and when I have emailed them, they have responded, or called them, they have been a joy to speak with on the phone. I strongly recommend either becoming a member or subscribing to their publications (or both). |
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Your Local Audubon Society
1. Contact your local Audubon Society. They will know all the birding events happening in your area. |
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1a. The Great Back Yard Bird Count is a joint project of the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornathology. All local Audubon Societies plan their own schedule. |
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2. Join the National Audubon Society. |
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3. Spend a day on the website of the Cornell lab of Ornitholog, an outstanding source of information. |
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3a. Choosing Binoculars |
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3b. Additional Information on Birding Binoculars |
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3c. Great information on where to place feeders, different types of feeders, identifying birds, and more |
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3d. Another terrific site filled with information on bringing birds to your garden |
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3e. Comprehensive look at additional ways to keep birds from flying into windows. |
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4. Sign up to receive Birdwatcher's Digest. This is informative and fun reading. |
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5. Join the Colony Registration Program and Project Martinwatch, these are continent-wide cooperative ventures to collect information about Purple Martins. See detailed maps of their migration patterns. Learn when they will be in your area. |
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6. Geobirds has interactive range maps, a bird identification tool, and an opportunity to post your pictures. Geobirds provides you with a way to connect with the collective experiences of birders everywhere. We are dedicated to serving the birding world by: fostering curiosity about birds and their habitat creating a global collaboration tool to discover, identify, and track wild birds, and promote conservation of bird habitat worldwide |
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7. National Geographic has a beautiful article on hummingbirds. It is also a worthwhile magazine to subscribe to.
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8. The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) web site. The BBS is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Research Centre to monitor the status and trends of North American bird populations. Following a rigorous protocol, BBS data are collected by thousands of dedicated participants along thousands of randomly established roadside routes throughout the continent. Professional BBS coordinators and data managers work closely with researchers and statisticians to compile and deliver these population data and population trend analyses on more than 400 bird species, for use by conservation managers, scientists, and the general public. |
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9. Great pictures and information about coots and other waterfowl. |
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Birds Sound of the Americas [Real Player]
10. This website offers bird songs, recorded by ornithologists and amateur birders alike, of almost 4500 species from around the world. The site is divided up into "Americas", "Asia", "Africa", "Europe", and "Australasia", and visitors can click on any region they desire, in the far right hand corner of any page. There are many ways to view the information in the site, keeping in mind that the English and Latin are used to identify the birds. Under Collection, on the menu found on the left side of any page, visitors can click on the link "All Species" to see a list of all the species with recorded songs, for the region they selected. The number of recordings of each species of bird is listed next to their name. The fun "Mysteries" link, underneath the "Participate" section also found on the left side menu, has bird recordings that the recorder can't identify and has posted for discussion hoping for some insight.
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Note: All prices in US Dollars
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