North America

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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