North America

Partners in Flight - An association supported by federal, state, and regional governments dedicated to the preservation of bird species that summer in North America and winter in South America. Volunteer information and species data.
http://www.partnersinflight.org/

The Virtual Birder - Virtual birding tours of North America's leading hot spots, articles, rare bird alerts, e-mail discussion group archives, and photo galleries.
http://www.virtualbirder.com/

North American Bird Notes - Notes, distribution maps, and photos of current rarities. Includes gull section and bird quizzes.
http://www.birdinfo.com/

Suite101: Birds - Articles and links on different topics related to birds and birding.
http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/598

North America Rare Bird Alert - Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada.
http://www.narba.org/

Birdfilms.com - Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth.
http://birdfilms.com/

Birdzilla - Sightings, newsletter, articles, species profiles including the complete text of Bent's Life Histories, bird lists, photos, backyard birding, and shopping.
http://www.birdzilla.com/

BirdBand - Archives of the forum for bird banders.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdband.html

Sibley Guides - Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds, including updates, subspecies, and a gallery of David Sibley's paintings.
http://www.sibleyguides.com/

Birdwatching - Frequently asked questions, birding tips, articles, and store.
http://www.birdwatching.com/

Peterson Birding Resources - Links and list of bird spectacles.
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/resources/

The Bird Guide - Site guides, identification articles, and links for the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and British Columbia.
http://thebirdguide.com/

American Bird Center - Links related to birds and birding in the United States and Canada.
http://www.americanbirdcenter.com/

Bird Watcher's Digest - Magazine for birdwatching, birding, backyard bird feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding products.
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/

John James Audubon's Birds of America - Audubon's images and original text descriptions from an 1840 (First Octavo Edition) of Audubon's complete seven volume text.
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html

The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program - Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere. Species abstracts, fact sheets, and links.
http://nature.org/initiatives/programs/birds/

WhatBird - A step-by-step parametric search engine for identifying birds in North America. Illustrations, calls, and links.
http://www.whatbird.com/

WBBA Species Audio Library - Collection of 200 bird song audio recordings in high-quality MP3 format. All recordings were made in Wisconsin.
http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/speciesaudios.htm

Index to the Archives of Birding Email Lists - Links to searchable archives of U.S. and Canada birding email groups.
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/holzmanarchives.html

Hummingbirds - Photograph album, migration maps, attracting and feeding tips, species accounts, and articles.
http://www.hummingbirds.net/

HawkCount - Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites.
http://hawkcount.org/

Bird_RBA - Archives of the e-mail group for reports of continentally rare birds.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/bird_rba.html

BirdHawk - Archives of the Hawk Migration Association of North America e-mail group.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html

American Birding Association - North America's largest membership organization for active birders, with news, details on publications and programs, and birding resources.
http://www.americanbirding.org/

Internet Field Guide to Birds - Keys to identify North American species online; from The BioDiversity Institute. Includes photo gallery.
http://bdi.org/Birdkey/BirdFrameset.cfm

BirdCntr - Archives of the e-mail group for central US/Canada rare bird alerts.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdcntr.html

Familiar Birds - Full text of some of the species accounts of more common birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent from his classic Life Histories of North American Birds (1919-1968).
http://birdsbybent.com/

Boreal Songbird Initiative - Dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest of North America to migratory birds.
http://www.borealbirds.org/

Old Bird, Inc. - Information about the Flight Calls of Migratory Birds (Eastern North American Landbirds) CD-ROM and the Dickcissel night flight call monitoring project.
http://www.oldbird.org/

Bird Records Committee Forum - Archives of the e-mail group for discussion of issues pertaining to groups that evaluate rare bird reports.
http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/brcf-l.html

On Silent Wings Bird Photography - Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region, with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts.
http://www.wildbirdphotos.com/

North American Bird Photography Gallery - Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette.
http://www.birdphotography.com/

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/

Bird Lists - North America - Checklists and links for all US states, Canadian provinces, and outlying areas.
http://www.swamphen.net/birds/lists/no_america.htm

Birds of North America - A reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles.
http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/

Obsolete English Names of North American Birds - Thorough list of old names of North American and Hawaiian birds and their modern equivalents.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/research/pubs/banks/obsall.htm

BirdEast - Archives of the e-mail group for eastern US/Canada rare bird alerts.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html

George West's Birding Homepage - Photo gallery, trip reports, Arizona hummingbird banding program, and updates to "A Birder's Guide to Alaska".
http://www.birchsidestudios.com/birding/

Hawk Migration Association of North America - Monitors raptor migration throughout North America.
http://www.hmana.org/

BirdWest - Archives of the e-mail group for western US/Canada rare bird alerts.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html

eNature Birds - Species accounts of North American birds, including images, descriptions, and sounds.
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=1

North American Bird Sounds - Doug Von Gausig's site with bird songs, other sounds, and some explanatory text.
http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html

eBird - Project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America.
http://www.ebird.org/

BirdIQ - Site from ConocoPhillips with basic information on birds, bird watching, and feeding for students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more.
http://www.birdiq.com/

TeenBirdChat - E-mail group for young birders.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeenBirdChat/