Links of Interest... .

Here is a list of some of our favorite websites. If you know of any more that might be of interest to our members, please send them to us.

Birding Organizations

Special Interest Areas

Birding By Area


Resources


  • The Binocular Site
    This is an independent guide for all things related to the world of binoculars.
  • The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    A great respository of birding information.
  • Updates to the Clements Checklist
  • RefugeNET :
    The National Wildlife Refuge System is crucial to the survival of many bird species. This site is your link to the refuges throughout the country.
  • Partners in Flight
    A cooperative effort involving partnerships among federal, state and local government agencies, philanthropic foundations, professional organizations, conservation groups, industry, the academic community, and private individuals to focus resources on the improvement of monitoring and inventory, research, management, and education programs involving birds and their habitats.
  • Peterson Online
    Offers tons of information and also hosts a Birding Forum or discussion group.
  • Jack Siler's Birding Links
    Links to all sorts of excellent bird sources including Rare Bird Alerts from around the country

Plants & Gardening


Fun Stuff


  • Virtual Birder
    Too busy to actually get out and bird? Try this site and take "virtual tours" of some of this country's premiere birding hot spots.

BirdCams


  • Two Red-tailed Hawks have built a nest on a window ledge at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The nest sits just outside a window where a camera has been positioned to create this video stream. The camera looks through the glass window pane which is 24 inches wide (~61 cm). No artificial lighting has been added, so the nest is only visible during daylight hours. ..... View the webcam

  • The Wilmington Peregrine Falcon Webcam Project is a collaborative effort of the DOS, DuPont's Clear into the Future, United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Delaware's DNREC and the Buccini-Pollin Group.

Butterflies etc.