Birds Eye View
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Summer 2006
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Travel Books
| Action and Getting Involved |
BIRDERS' EXCHANGE - Sharing Tools, Saving Birds A Program Across the Americas - American Birding Association
What You Can Do - EPA
Act for Wildlife - National Wildlife Federation
Adopt A Bird - Adopt-A-Bird.org
The Birdhouse Network
Is there a nest box (birdhouse) on your property? Do you know what's nesting in it? The Birdhouse Network will help you learn to peek inside and collect
important information that will help ensure the future of bluebirds and other species that nest in cavities and use nest boxes. - BirdSource
Project PigeonWatch
Who cares about pigeons? Lab scientists do, that's who, and we hope you do, too! PigeonWatchers learn to distinguish between color phases of pigeons,
bait them in for close observation, and record the composition and behaviors of these common but fascinating birds. - BirdSource
Birds and Gardens - Attracting birds to your gardens and feeders
How to Attract Birds - Landscaping, plant layout and bird baths
| Bird Identification |
Greater Sage-Grouse - National Wildlife Federation
White-throated Sparrow - National Wildlife Federation
Whooping Crane - National Wildlife Federation
Migrating Birds - National Wildlife Federation
All About Birds Online Bird Guide - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Learn some of the secrets of bird identification using silhouettes, posture, flight pattern, size and habitat,
in addition to key field marks.
Learning to Bird Watch - quick tips for beginning birders new listing
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Binoculars - Things to consider when buying optics
Telescopes and Binoculars
Sporting Goods
| Bird Counts and Surveys - more |
Waterbird Population Estimates - Wetlands International
E-Bird
eBird, a project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way for you to keep
track of the birds you see anywhere in North America. You can retrieve information on your bird observations, from your backyard to
your neighborhood to your favorite bird-watching locations, at any time for your personal use. You can also access the entire historical
database to find out what other eBirders are reporting from across North America. In addition, the cumulative eBird database is used by
birdwatchers, scientists, and conservationists who want to know more about the distributions and movement patterns of birds across the continent.
eBird Site Survey - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Observations regularly submitted from a single location help scientists more accurately address broad-scale questions
about the ebb and flow of bird populations across the years.
The North American Breeding Bird Survey- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Research Centre
Report Bird Sightings - E-Bird
Monitoring and Studying Cavity nesting Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
| Bird Books - more |
Search Books by State or Province
Outdoors and Nature Books
Children's Books
Science Books
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology
Birds of North America: Life Histories... - Fred Alsop $40.80
A Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings... - Baicich & Harrison $26.95
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and... - David Sibley $29.70
The Sibley Guide to Birds - David Sibley $23.10
| Bird Watching With Margaret Morse Nice (Naturalist's Apprentice Biographies) by Michael Elsohn Ross, Laurie A. Caple |
Birding by Ear : Western North America (Peterson Field Guide Audio Series) Author: Richard K. Walton; $19.80
More Birding by Ear Eastern and Central North America : A Guide to Bird-song Identification (Peterson Field Guide Audio Series) Author: Richard K. Walton; $19.80
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| Cameras - more |
Cameras and Accessories
Telescopes and Binoculars
Sporting Goods
| Climate Change - more |
Global Warming - National Wildlife Federation
Global Challenges - World Wildlife Fund
Climate Change - World Wildlife Fund
The Birdwatchers' Guide to Global Warming - American Bird Conservancy
Global Treaties Ineffective Against Warming, Experts Say - National Geographic Society
Are Some Birds Not Flying South Due to Warming?
Study Reconciles Data in Measuring Climate Change - Washington Post
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| Conservation - more |
Mercury and Wildlife - National Wildlife Federation
Water and Wildlife
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS PROGRAM - A Global Currency for Bird Conservation - National Audubon Society
Stop Invasive's: - National Audubon Society
A Bird's Eye View: A Guide to Managing and Protecting Your Land for Neotropical Migratory Birds in the Upper Mississippi River Blufflands
Wild Places - World Wildlife Fund
Wild Places > United States - World Wildlife Fund
Wild bird import bans must be backed by crackdown on smugglers - BirdLife International
Forest conservation better for biodiversity AND economy - BirdLife International
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| Avian Disease - more |
Please confirm Birding Festivals and dates before making arrangements!
Events & Festivals
Note: International Migratory Bird Day - second Saturday of May each year - birders participate throughout United States, Canada,
Mexico & Central America Ph: 703-358-2318
Alaska
May
Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival, - May 5- 7 2006 - Cordova Contact: Cordova Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 99,
Cordova, AK 99574; Ph: 907-424-7260
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - May 4, 5, 6 & 7th 2006 - Homer - Homer Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 541, Homer, Alaska 99603;
Ph: 907-235-7740 Fax: 907-235-8766 - Places to Stay
May/June
Anchorage Audubon Society Birdathon - May through June - Ph: 346-2228
Farthest North Birdathon - May / June - Alaska Bird Observatory - To register: Ph: 907-451-7159
August
Sandhill Crane Festival - August 25-27 2006 - Contact Friends of Creamer's Field at PO Box 81067, Fairbanks Alaska 99708; Ph: 907 - 452-5162.
Arizona
May
Festival of The Hummingbirds - May 2007 -Tucson, AZ - Hummingbird Society 249 E. Main St., Bldg 2, Suite 9, P.O. Box 394,
Newark, DE 19715 ; Ph: 800-529-3699 or Fax: 302-369-1816
August
Southwest Wings - August 1-6 2006 - Convention Center at the Copper Queen Plaza, Old Bisbee AZ
Arkansas
May
Big Woods Birding Festival - Clarendon, AR (courthouse square, downtown) - May 20 2006 - For more information,
contact Valerie Davenport at (870) 747-5414 or Kathy Radomski at (870) 747-5299
California
May
South Bay Bird Fest - May 6 2006 - Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA; Ph: 408-262-5513
Walk on the Wildside Festival - May (2nd Saturday) - Elk Grove, CA - Contact: Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Elk Grove, CA
Ph: 916-775-4420
Tule Lake Migratory Bird Festival - May (3rd Saturday) - Tule Lake and Lower Klamath NWRs, CA
Yosemite Birding Festival - May 5-7 2006 - Yosemite National Park, CA; (209) 379-2321 Ext.10
June
Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua - June 16-18 2006 (3rd weekend) - Lee Vining Community Center CA Ph: 760-647-6595
Sierra Valley Barns, Birds and Barbecue - June 17 2006 - The Sierra Valley RCD P.O. Box 510 Beckwourth, CA 96129; Ph: 530-832-0230
Kern South Fork Spring Bird & Butterfly Count - June - Weldon, Kern River Valley, Call 760-378-3044
or write Valley Wild Nature Festivals, PO Box 410, Weldon, CA. 93283
Return of the Terns - June - Alameda, Ph: 510-521-6877
July
Birds of Redwood Creek - July - Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach Contact: Melissa Pitkin Ph: 415-868-1221 ext 33,
Wildlife & Native Plant Garden Tour - July 22 2006 - Humboldt County, California
- Co-sponsored by Redwood Region Audubon Society and California Native Plant Society -
Visit http://www.rras.org/ for an order form and more information.
August
Kern Valley Hummingbird Celebration - August 12 2006 - PO Box 953, Weldon, CA 93283; Ph: 760-378-3044 Fax: 1-760-378-4013
Colorado
May
Annual Hummingbird Festival - May 13 2006 - Starsmore Discovery Center, Colorado Springs Ph: 719-578-6146
Bird-a-thon - May - Boulder County Audubon Society
Connecticut
May
Annual May Bird Count - towns bordering Mansfield
June
Connecticut Summer Bird Count - June - sponsored by the Conn. Ornithological Association
Florida
May
Florida's First Coast Birding & Nature Fest - May 11-14 2006 - Contact: The St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & the Beaches Visitors &
Convention Bureau 88 Riberia St., Ste 400 St. Augustine, FL 32084; Ph: 800-418-7529
Georgia
August
Georgia Hummingbird Festival - August 11-12 2006 - Gaither's Plantation near Mansfield, Ph: 770-787-5560
Illinois
May
Southern Illinois Birding Trip - May 19-21 2006 - For more information, contact V. Kleen
Spring Bird Count - May 6 2006
July-September
Hummingbird Festivals - mid-July through mid-September - sponsored by Illinois Audubon Society
Kentucky
August
Land Between The Lakes Hummingbird Festival - August 4-6 2006 - Woodlands Nature Station, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Ph: 800-455-5897
Louisiana
July
Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration - July 28-29 2006 - St. Francisville, Ph: 225-721-0476
Maine
May
A Laudholm Farm Bird Census is held quarterly (May, August, November & February)
Warbler Wave Week - May - Contact Goose Cove Lodge, P.O. Box 40, Sunset, ME 04683. Ph: 800-728-1963 -
Warbler and Wildflowers Festival - May 25-30 2006 - Contact: Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 158,
Bar Harbor, ME 04609; Ph: 888-369-8413 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
Annual Down East Spring Birding Festival - May 26 - 29 2006 - Cobscook Bay - P.O. Box 42, Whiting, ME 04691; Ph: 207-733-2201
Massachusetts
May
Bird-a-thon - Birding for Bucks - May - Mass Audubon Society
Plover and Wildlife Festival - Mid-May - Newburyport, MA. Parker River NWR. Ph: 978-465-5753
Michigan
Kirtland's Warbler Festival - May 20 2006 - Contact: Kirtland Community College, 10775 N St. Helen Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653;
Ph: 989-275-5000 ext. 242
Minnesota
May
Bluff Country Bird Fest - May 20 -22 2006 - contact the Southeast Minnesota Historic Bluff Country organization 1- 800-428-2030
Boulder Birding Big Day - May 6 2006 - Sponsored by Boulder Lake Management Area Held at Boulder Lake Environmental Center
7328 Boulder Dam Road, Duluth, MN - Contact Mara at 218-721-3731
Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds - May 20-22 2006 - Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Bureau PO Box 348,
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502; Ph: 1-800-542-3992
Duluth's Down by the Water Spring Bird Festival - May 6-7 2006 - contact the zoo at 218-723-3854
Festival of Birds - May - Northwest Minnesota's Pine to Prairie Birding Trai l Ph: 800-542-3992 ext. 533
Great River Birding Festival - May 12-14 2006 - Ph: 877-525-3248
Hawk Ridge Birdathon & St Louis County Big Day - May 21 2006 - Sponsored by Friends of Hawk Ridge- Contact Dave Grosshuesch for more information
Morris WMD Birding Festival - May 6-7 2006 - Morris Wetland Management District Call 1-800-248-5868 (320-589-1001)
North American Migration Count Day - May 13 2006 - Contact Dave Sovereign 6479 Upper 55th, Oakdale, MN 55128;
Ph: 612-777-0379 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
Northwest Minnesota Birding Festival - May 5-7 2006 - Headquartered at Lake Bronson State Park.Ph: 218-674-4259
Oak Savanna Birding Festival - May 5-7 2006 - contact the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau at 507-437-4563
Rice Lake NWR celebration of International Migratory Bird Day - May 13 2006 - Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Waters of the Dancing Sky Wildlife Festival - May - Lake of the Woods, North Minnesota Ph: 1-800-382-3474
June
Boreal Birding Festival - June 2-4 2006 - Grand Marais Visitor Information Center, Box 1048, 13 N. Broadway,
Grand Marais, MN 55604-1048; Ph: 1-888-922-5000 or 218-387-2524
Mississippi
May
Mississippi Cranefest - May - Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR, 7200 Gautier, Mississippi; 39553-2500; Ph: 228-497-6322 or
228-497-5407
Mississippi Flyway Bird Festival - May 19-21 2006 - La Crosse/Onalaska area of western Wisconsin
For more information please contact: Upper Mississippi River Campaign 1707 Main Street - Suite 108 La Crosse, WI 54601 Ph: 608-784-2992
Missouri
May
Migratory Bird Day Event - May 13 2006 - Conservation Nature Center, Cape Girardeau, MO; Ph: 573-290-5218
August
Hummingbird Festival - August 19 2006 - Cape Girardeau Conservation Campus Nature Center; Ph: 573-290-5218
Montana
May
Loon and Fish Festival - Memorial Day Weekend - Swan Valley, MT; Ph: 406-754-2971
Montana's Birding Classic - May - Ph: 406-962-3798
June
Bigfork Bird Festival - June - Celebrating the Harlequin Duck and the Tundra Ptarmigan, Contact the
Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, Bigfork, MT 59911; Ph: 406-837-5888 -Supported by the Flathead Valley Audubon Society
Bitterroot Birding & Nature Festival - June 9-11 2006 - Contact: Bob Danley, c/o Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville, MT;
Ph: 406-777-5552, Ext. 203
Buzzard Day - June 10 2006 - Makoshika State Park, Glendive, MT; Ph: 406-365-6256 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
Montana Birding Classic - June 5-12 2006 - Eastern and Northeastern Montana - Ph: 406-962-3798
July
Hummingbird Festival - July 30 2006 - Tizer Gardens, Jefferson City; Ph: 866-933-8789
Nevada
May
Spring Wings Festival, - May 12-14 2006 - Fallon, Nevada - Contact Janet Schmidt, Spring Wings Coordinator P.O. Box 6332,
Fallon, Nevada 89407; Ph: 775-428-6452 Fax: 775-423-5158
New Hampshire
July
Loon Festival - July - Contact: Loon Preservation Committee, P.O. Box 604, Moultonboro, NH 03254, Ph: 603-476-5666
New Jersey
May
Cape May Spring Weekend - May 19-21 2006 - Cape May Contact: Cape May Bird Observatory - 707 E. Lake Dr. - Box 3 -
Cape May Point, NJ 08212; Ph: 609-884-2736 Fax: 609-884-6052
World Series of Birding - May 13 2006 - Contact: Cape May Bird Observatory, P.O. Box 3, 701 E. Lake Drive,
Cape May Point, NJ 08212; Ph: 609-884-2736 Fax: 609-884-6052
July
Cape May Bird Observatory Hummingbird Celebration - July 22 2006 - CMBO Center for Research and Education, Goshen; Ph: 609-861-0700
New Mexico
July
Hummingbirds of New Mexico Festival - July 22-23 2006 - Lake Roberts, near Silver City, NM; Ph: 888-536-4266
New York
May
Bird-a-thon - May 13 2006 - Beginning Birdathons will be held in Central Park and Jamaica Bay - takes place on International Migratory Day - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
Delmarva Weekend - April - May
Westchester Big Bird Day – Birdathon - May
June
Annual Nature Fair and Wildlife Festival - June -. Contact: Sweetbriar Nature Centre, 62 Eckernkamp Drive,
P.O. Box 257- Smithtown, NY 11787; Ph: 516-979-6344. - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
The Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks - June - Ph: 1-800-648-5239
The Great Adirondack Birding Festival - June 8-11 2006 - Contact the Adirondack Park Agency, Paul Smiths, NY; Ph: 518-327-3000
July
Nature Art Festival - July - 311 West Third Street, Jamestown, NY; Ph: 800-758-6841 or 716-569-2345
North Carolina
May
Spring Wings Wildlife Festival - May - Outer Banks, North Carolina; Ph: 252-441-8144
North Dakota
May
Turtle Mountain Birding Festival - May 19-21 2006 - Sponsored by Minot State University -Ph: 1-800-542-6866, ext. 410
June
Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival - June 8-11 2006 - Jamestown, ND; Ph: 888-921-2473 or 701-952-5871
Sully's Hill Birding and Nature Festival - June 15-18 2006 - Devil's Lake, North Dakota. Contact: Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce:
1-800-233-8048, Sullys Hill National Game Preserve PO Box 286, Fort Totten, ND 58335
Ohio
May
Nest with the Birds Bird Festival - May 14-20 2006 - Kelleys Island, OH - Ph: 419-746-2258
Oregon
May
Audubon Society of Portland's Birdathon - May 5-7 2006 - Ph: 503-292-6855, ext. 108
New Wings & Wine Festival - May 13, 2006 - Secret House Winery, Veneta , Oregon; Contact: Pattie Chappel 541-935-3774
Pennsylvania
May
Talons! - A Bird of Prey Experience - May 13 2006 - Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA; Ph: 610-756-6961
Texas
May
Dragonfly Days - May 19-21 2006 - Valley Nature Center, Westlaco TX; Ph: 956-969-2475 - see birds, butterflies and dragonflies
August
Davis Mountains Hummingbird and Nature Festival - August 16-20 2006 - Fort Davis; Ph: 432-364-2499 for details and registration forms
Utah
May
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival - May 18-23 2006 - Davis County Fair Park, Farmington, Utah. Call 801-451-3286
June
Utah's Wildlife and Rivers Festival - June ( Cancelled for 2006 )- 25 E. Main Street Vernal, UT 840
