Pollard Memorial Library

Birdwatching Webliography

Toward the end of the 19th century many bird species were hunted close to extinction. Birds were slaughtered by the millions, often only for their plumage, used to decorate ladies' hats. In 1886, the Audubon Society, the first bird preservation organization, was founded.

Checklists - where the birds are.

• Bird Checklists of the United States - From the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, bird checklists that indicate the seasonal occurrence of birds in state, federal, and private management areas, nature preserves, and other areas of special interest in the United States.
• The North American Breeding Bird Survey - 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.

Backyard Birding

• BirdSource: Birding with a Purpose - A joint project of National Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with the complete Christmas Bird Count database, Project FeederWatch, BirdCast, HawkWatch results, Great Backyard Bird Count, and feature articles.
• National Bird Feeding Society - U.S. non-profit group with information on bird seed, bird feeders, plus projects for kids, nestbox plans, and educational materials.
• Birdhouse Dimensions - Recommended box sizes for some North American cavity nesting birds.
• WildBirds - Guide to feeding, attracting, and identifing backyard birds.
• The Place for Wild Birds, Inc. - Bird rehabilitation site with information about baby birds, and what to do if you find a wild bird in trouble.

Events

• International Migratory Bird Day - Annual event held the second Saturday in May. Brief information about the event and online store.
• The Great Backyard Bird Count - Mark your calendars and join us for next year's GBBC, Feb. 13-16, 2004
• American Birding Association's Events - The American Birding Association’s Birding and Nature Festivals Directory, a searchable database. Find festivals by location, month, or keywords.
• The American Birding Association - "Aims to inspire all people to enjoy and protect wild birds."

Birding Logs

• The Birding Home - Logs of birders' observations from around the world.
• Bird Ringing and Banding Links - Compilation of links related to the ringing (banding) of wild birds.

Wild Bird Identification and Birding Links

• The Fatbirder Web Site - Over a thousand links to all aspects of birding - ornithology, birdwatching as a hobby, conservation, where to buy optics, holidays, identification guides, birding news, and more.
• Ornithology.com - Information and links about wild birds, birds in zoos and backyards, birdwatching, endangered and extinct birds, careers in ornithology, ornithologists, and more.
• Birder - Mostly for the amateur birdwatcher, a collection of birding information and pointers to other Internet bird watching sources.
• eNature.com - "Featuring over 4,800 plants and animals," these guides contain species descriptions and photograph, from the National Audubon Society Field, Regional, and Nature Guides.
• Bird Links to the World - Comprehensive collection of links related to birds, birding, and birders, divided by geographic location.
• Birdingonthe.Net - An extensive site for bird watchers. Includes the Sibley-Monroe Classification, a lot of links, news, and hotlist for posting sightings.
• Birding/Wild Birds - A searchable site which includes bird identification and checklists, plans for building bird houses and bird feeders, gardening for birds, and feeding and attracting birds.
• Surfbirds - World birding news, identification and bird finding articles, photographs, sketches, and trip reports.

Types of Birds

• Raptors
  • Golden Gate Raptor Observatory - A nonprofit organization that studies the flight of raptors through the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
  • American Bald Eagle Information - Information about the national bird of the United States including description and history. There is also a background of the reintroduction program and descriptions of locations for viewing the bird.
  • The Raptor Center - An international medical facility for birds of prey, provides brief information sheets (Raptor Facts) for close to thirty raptors.
  • Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group, Raptor Learning Web - From the University of California, Santa Cruz, information on the basic biology and behavior of birds of prey.
  • Hawk Migration Association of North America - Monitors raptor migration throughout North America.
  • The Owl Pages - A site devoted to owls. Includes information about each breed, its appearance, size, hunting, breeding, mortality, and habitat.
• Hummingbirds
  • Hummingbirds - Photograph album, migration maps, attracting and feeding tips, species, and articles.
  • The Hummingbird Web Site - Many beautiful pictures, and information on hummingbird species, behavior, legends, migration, and habitats.
• Penguins
  • Penguins - A SeaWorld Education Department Resource.
  • Antarctic Penguins (Adelie and Emperor) - Pictures of penguins, and if you have Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, you can hear the penguins!
  • Penguins in New Zealand - Information on the penguin species in New Zealand, their status and conservation. Also games, books, graphics and more.
  • New England Aquarium
  • New England Aquarium Penguin Cam
  • Into The Abyss? - A 1997 article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses the various threats to the survival of penguins around the world. The seventeen species are listed, with their breeding range, population, the threats they face, and their status on the endangered species list.
• Parrots and Pet Birds
  • ParrotChronicles.com - "The online magazine for parrot lovers", including features, news, bird-club and bird-rescue group listings, and advice on health, behavior and breeding. Back issues are archived.
  • Birds n Ways Guide to Parrots and Exotic Pet Birds - Articles on species profiles, toy making, diseases, nutrition, and breeding. Also offers classifieds and chat message boards.
  • The Complete Lexicon of Parrots - Excellent images and descriptions of parrot and parrot-related birds. Additional links to Web sites which discuss parrots as pets. Searchable and browsable.
  • The Pet Bird Page (Parrots) - Will help you compare, find, and select the right pet parrot breed for you.
  • The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: The Parrot Pages - Personal account of a flock of wild parrots which live on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. With photos and articles about the history of the parrots
  • Pet Bird by Up At Six - Comprehensive site with articles, avian artwork, lists of aviaries, sanctuaries, associations, online suppliers, and mailing lists.
  • The Aviary - Information and weekly articles on species, health, care, adoption, and recipes for the birds.
  • ParrotExpo - A listing of bird shows, marts, seminars, and conferences happening around the country.
  • Rare Bird - Links to exotic bird breeders. Resources for information on waterfowl, game birds, exotic, rare, and endangered birds. Included are free classifieds, image, audio and video libraries.
  • AvianWeb - "One of the most extensive avian informational websites online." Information on many species of companion birds, and on topics such as health, care, breeding, and transportation. Also has chat forums.

Pet Bird Rescues and Shelters

• Avian Welfare Coalition - Network of representatives from bird rescues and shelters, humane societies, animal advocacy organizations, published research biologists, and veterinarians. List of participants, articles, news, and flyers and factsheets.
• Foster Parrots - Non-profit,501(C)-3 tax exempt parrot rescue, adoption and sanctuary.
• New England Exotic Bird Sanctuary - A haven for birds who need one. Non-profit adoption and education organization.
• Bird Placement Program Parrot Refuge - Ohio based organization taking in homeless parrots from all over the United States and Canada. Information on adoption procedures.
• Bird HotLine - World wide lost and found bird hotline free on the net. Plus bird questions answered, vet talk and bird stories.

Photography

• Digibird - Digiscoping techniques and photo galleries of California birds.
• Digiscoped Birds Of The UK - Images taken with a digital camera and spotting scope; information on digiscoping equipment and techniques.
• Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery - Large gallery of high-quality photos from California, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
• Digiscoping - Technique for photographing birds with a digital camera through a spotting scope.
• Digiscopingbirds - E-mail group for discussion of all matters related to digiscoping (use of digital camera in combination with a spotting scope for high-magnification photography).
• Bird Images By Harold Stiver - Digiscoped images of birds from around the world.
• Birds DesJardin - The bird photography of Don DesJardin, mostly from North America.
• VIREO - Visual Resources for Ornithology - Comprehensive collection of bird photographs from around the world, with over 108,000 35mm slides and 5,000 black-and-white prints of over 6,400 bird species.

Optics

• Eagle Optics - Mail-order company offering a complete selection of binoculars, spotting scopes, telescopes, tripods, and accessories. Articles about birding and buying optics for birding.
• All About Optics - Sponsored by Eagle Optics. Advice about selecting optics for birding and reviews of binoculars and spotting scopes.

Birding Travel Network

• Ornifolks - Network of US birders who share trip expenses to bird distant places as economically as possible. Newsletter and trip reports from around the world.
• BirdingPal - Worldwide list of contacts, grouped by location, who are willing to help travelling birdwatchers.

Birdwatching Tours

• Field Guides - Birding Tour company offering carefully designed, professionally guided, and worry-free birding trips worldwide.
• Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) - Over 20 years of world-wide adventure birding and specialty nature tours.
• Cheesemans Ecology Safaris - Ecotours and photographic safaris to the worlds most biologically active natural habitats.

Birdwatching BOOKS at the Pollard Memorial Library

• Alsop, Fred. Birds of New England - 598.2 ALS
• Askins, Robert. Restoring North America's birds : lessons from landscape ecology - 333.95816 ASK
• Bateman, Robert. Birds - 598.0222 BAT Oversized
• Blanchan, Neltje. Birds every child should know - 598 BLA
• Birds of North America : Eastern region - 598.0974 BIR
• Dunne, Pete. Pete Dunne on bird watching : the how-to, where-to, and when-to of birding - 598.07234 DUN
• Furtman, Michael. Sky spirit : the American bald eagle - 598.9 FUR
• Kaufman, Kenn. Birds of North America - 598.097 KAU
• Kress, Stephen W. National Audubon Society birder's handbook - 598.07 KRE
• Field guide to the birds of North America - 598.072347 FIE
• Peterson, Roger Tory. A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America - 598.097 PET
• Peterson, Roger Tory. A field guide to feeder birds, eastern and central North America - 598.097 PET
• Roth, Sally. The backyard bird feeder's bible : the A-to-Z guide to feeders, seed mixes, projects, and treats - 639.978 ROT
• Sibley, David. Birding basics - 598.07 SIB
• Sibley, David. National Audubon Society the Sibley guide to birds - Ref 598 SIB
• Sibley, David. The Sibley guide to bird life and behavior - 598 SIB
• Thompson, D. B. A. Shorebirds - J 598.33 THO
• Zickefoose, Julie. The bird-friendly backyard : natural gardening for birds : simple ways to create a bird haven - 639.978 ZIC

• Gallerstein, Gary A. The complete bird owner's handbook - 636.68 GAL
• Hamilton, Lynn A. Caring for your bird - J 636.68 HAM
• Koepff, Christa. The new finch handbook : everything about purchase, care, nutrition, and diseases, plus a description of more than 50 species - 636.6862 KOE
• Nicolai, Jürgen. A complete introduction to finches - 636.6862 N59
• Tilford, Tony. The cage & aviary bird handbook - 636.68 TIL
• Vriends, Matthew M. The new bird handbook : everything about housing, care, nutrition, breeding, and diseases : with a special chapter on breeding pet birds - 636.686 V98
• Vriends, Matthew M. Simon & Schuster's guide to pet birds - 636.686 V98

• Cokinos, Christopher. Hope is the thing with feathers : a personal chronicle of vanished birds - 598.168 COK
• Fuller, Errol. Dodo : a brief history - 598.65 FUL
• Fuller, Errol. Extinct birds - 598.042 F96
• LaBastille, Anne. Mama Poc : an ecologist's account of the extinction of a species - 598.443 LAB