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South Bay Birders Unlimited
South Bay Birders Unlimited: Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links. (California)
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/ |
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Cosumnes River Preserve Bird List
Cosumnes River Preserve Bird List: Graphical checklist with species abundance by month. (California)
http://www.cosumnes.org/birdlist.htm |
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BLM California Birding
BLM California Birding: Checklists for 4 Bureau of Land Management sites in California. (California)
http://www.ca.blm.gov/caso/birding.html |
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Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group: Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles. (California)
http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/ |
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California Bird Songs
California Bird Songs: Songs of 13 species, recorded at the Blodgett Forest Research Station near Georgetown. (California)
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2402/songs.html |
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Birding in Orange County, California
Birding in Orange County, California: Site guides for 7 favorite birding spots. (California)
http://krypton.biomol.uci.edu/oc_bird_wcw.html |
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San Diego County Birds and Butterflies
San Diego County Birds and Butterflies: Rare bird alert, checklist, photo gallery, and links. (California)
http://sdbirds.basiclink.com/ |
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Seawatching
Seawatching: Brief guides to five sites in California to look for seabirds from land. Includes maps and species lists. (California)
http://www.badbirdz.com/awatchIndex.htm |
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Russell Sipe's Birding Pages
Russell Sipe's Birding Pages: Photographic journal of the adventures of a rank beginner. (California)
http://www.sipe.com/birding/ |
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Audubon Canyon Ranch
Audubon Canyon Ranch: Preserve in Stinson Beach for the protection of nesting colonies of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. Volunteer and job opportunities, schedule of events, and publications. (California)
http://www.egret.org/ |
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Aleutian Goose Festival
Aleutian Goose Festival: Annual event held in March in Del Norte County. (California)
http://www.aleutiangoosefestival.org/ |
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Ventana Wilderness Society
Ventana Wilderness Society: Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research. (California)
http://www.ventanaws.org/ |
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Wild Bird Center of Walnut Creek
Wild Bird Center of Walnut Creek: Store with backyard birding tips and bird walks. (California)
http://www.birdware.com/ |
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San Diego Field Ornithology
San Diego Field Ornithology: Rare bird report archive and links. (California)
http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SanDiego.html |
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San Diego County Bird Atlas
San Diego County Bird Atlas: Project, sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum, to produce distribution maps and interpretive text for over 200 breeding and 300 migratory bird species in San Diego County. Newsletters, checklist, and reporting forms. (California)
http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/ |
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California Rare Bird Alerts
California Rare Bird Alerts: Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California. (California)
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/ca.html |
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Birds West
Birds West: Bird news, owling tips, birder's guides, birding in Santa Clara, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties, photo and sketch galleries, and trip reports. (California)
http://home.att.net/~redknot/ |
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Towhee.net
Towhee.net: Harry Fuller's site with information about birding San Francisco, notes on specialty birds, report on a big year in 1998, history of US ornithology, and European trip reports. (California)
http://www.towhee.net/ |
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Mary Scott's Birding California
Mary Scott's Birding California: Travelogue of 16 California hot spots. (California)
http://www.birdingamerica.com/California/ |
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California Bird Records Committee
California Bird Records Committee: California bird lists, annual reports, and photo gallery. (California)
http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/ |
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California Parrot Project
California Parrot Project: Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles. (California)
http://www.parrotproject.org/ |
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Luke Cole's Birding Pages
Luke Cole's Birding Pages: Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S. (California)
http://www.lukecole.com/Birds/Luke's%20birding%20page.htm |
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Spot 'n' Jot Birders Field Logs
Spot 'n' Jot Birders Field Logs: A field logbook for birders for recording names and number of birds spotted in addition to the date, location, companions, and weather. (California)
http://www.spotnjot.com/ |
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CA Birding Lists Digest
CA Birding Lists Digest: Compilation of 24 different California birding e-mail lists, organized by date, region, and list. Messages are archived for 30 days. (California)
http://www.sialia.com/s/calists.pl |
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Ron Storey's Bird and Wildlife Photographs
Ron Storey's Bird and Wildlife Photographs: Images of birds and a few reptiles taken in California. (California)
http://home.comcast.net/~rastorey/ |
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Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey: Photos and information about raptors, Hawk Hill in Golden Gate NRA, Bay Area birds, and Point Reyes. (California)
http://www.buteo.com/ |
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Godwit Days
Godwit Days: Spring migration bird festival held in mid-April in Humboldt County. (California)
http://www.godwitdays.com/ |
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National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklists
National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklists: Seasonal checklists for 36 refuges in California. (California)
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/chekbird/r1/6.htm |
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California Partners in Flight
California Partners in Flight: Bird conservation projects. (California)
http://www.prbo.org/calpif/ |
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Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery
Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery: High quality bird photos, mostly taken at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. (California)
http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/ |
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Cosumnes River Preserve Birding
Cosumnes River Preserve Birding: Site guide to preserve in southern Sacramento County. (California)
http://www.cosumnes.org/siteguide.htm |
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Wild On Wetlands Weekend
Wild On Wetlands Weekend: Annual event held in March in the Central Valley near Los Banos. (California)
http://www.losbanos.com/wow.htm |
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Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival: Annual event held in January. (California)
http://www.morro-bay.net/birds/ |
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Birds of Elkhorn Slough
Birds of Elkhorn Slough: Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs. (California)
http://www.elkhornslough.org/birds1.htm |
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Central Valley Bird Club
Central Valley Bird Club: Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, field trips, and lists of birds by county. (California)
http://www.cvbirds.org/ |
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California Raptor Center
California Raptor Center: Rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors. (California)
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ars/raptor.htm |
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Mono Lake Bird Sightings
Mono Lake Bird Sightings: Recent sightings from the Mono Basin and nearby Eastern Sierra. (California)
http://www.monolake.org/birds/ |
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Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays. (California)
http://www.prbo.org/ |
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Bird Friends Of Lake Murry and San Diego County
Bird Friends Of Lake Murry and San Diego County: Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds; brief descriptions of hot spots. (California)
http://www.bird-friends.com/ |
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Chanslor Wetlands Wildlife Project
Chanslor Wetlands Wildlife Project: Preserve in Bodega Bay. Bird count results. (California)
http://www.sonomawetlands.org/ |
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Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival
Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival: Annual event held in fall. Field trips, workshops, crafts, sports, and research. (California)
http://www.valleywild.org/tvfest.htm |
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Venturacobirding
Venturacobirding: E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venturacobirding |
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Shearwater Journeys
Shearwater Journeys: Pelagic trips, reports, and photos. (California)
http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/ |
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Central Valley Birds
Central Valley Birds: An e-mail list for discussing the birds of California's Central Valley. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds |
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Marin County Birding
Marin County Birding: Top 7 birding areas in Marin County. (California)
http://www.marintrails.com/birds.html |
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Santa Cruz Bird Club
Santa Cruz Bird Club: Events, history, Monterey Bay Birders' e-mail group info, Central Coast Riparian Bird Conservation Project, Guide to Songs and Calls of Central Coast Birds, newsletter articles, local birding sites, bird reports, checklists, and gull ID. (California)
http://santacruzbirdclub.org/ |
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Orange County Birding
Orange County Birding: Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding |
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Yolo County Birding Guide
Yolo County Birding Guide: Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species. (California)
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html |
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Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area)
Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area): Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey. (California)
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/BB_NCAL_01/ |
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E-mail Groups for Birding in California
E-mail Groups for Birding in California: Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists. (California)
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/emailmap.htm |
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Northern California BirdBox
Northern California BirdBox: Rare bird alert, fall vagrant bird totals, and list of contributors. (California)
http://home.sprintmail.com/~awiner/ |
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California Native Bird Gardening
California Native Bird Gardening: Information about common California birds and plants to attract them. (California)
http://www.laspilitas.com/California_birds/California_birds.html |
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SLOCoBirding
SLOCoBirding: E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding |
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Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas
Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas: Maps of breeding birds in Contra Costa County. (California)
http://www.flyingemu.com/ccosta/ |
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SBCobirding
SBCobirding: E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding |
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Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Information about a flock of feral parrots in San Francisco. (California)
http://pelicanmedia.org/wildparrots.html |
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Joe Morlan's California Birding
Joe Morlan's California Birding: Interactive map of California with birding statistics, sites, and other birding resources for all 58 California counties; recent rarities, photo gallery, mystery birds, and an identification reference list. (California)
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/ |
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California Hotspots
California Hotspots: Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts. (California)
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/uscalifornia.htm |
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Calbirds
Calbirds: Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calbirds/ |
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Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory: Fall hawk watch near San Francisco. (California)
http://www.ggro.org/ |
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Placer County Birding Hotspots
Placer County Birding Hotspots: Site guides with maps and checklist. (California)
http://www.geocities.com/placerbird/placercobirding.htm |
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Monterey Birding Adventures
Monterey Birding Adventures: Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos. (California)
http://montereybirdingadventures.com/ |
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Tom Grey's Bird Pictures
Tom Grey's Bird Pictures: Digiscoped photos from the Stanford area. (California)
http://www.geocities.com/tgrey41/ |
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Butte County Birders
Butte County Birders: Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting. (California)
http://www.stormpages.com/buttebirders/ |
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Kern County Birding
Kern County Birding: Brief site guides to dozens of the county's best birding spots. (California)
http://natureali.com/birding.htm |
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San Francisco Birding and Beyond
San Francisco Birding and Beyond: Identification quiz, pelagic survival tips, rare bird descriptions, and trip reports. (California)
http://home.pacbell.net/mweaton/Birding/Birding.html |
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Eastern Sierra Birds
Eastern Sierra Birds: Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots. (California)
http://esaudubon.org/birds/ |
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Watchable Wildlife
Watchable Wildlife: Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers. (California)
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/watchable/ |
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Salton Sea International Bird Festival
Salton Sea International Bird Festival: Annual event held in February in Imperial County. (California)
http://www.imperialcounty.com/birdfest/ |
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Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex: Official site of the Klamath Basin NWR, with visitor information, bird counts and sightings, tips for building blinds, and various areas for viewing. (California)
http://klamathbasinrefuges.fws.gov/ |
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LACoBirds
LACoBirds: E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds |
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Cindy's Bird Pics
Cindy's Bird Pics: Photos of California birds. (California)
http://members.cruzio.com/~cinful/indexbirds.html |
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Monterey County Birding
Monterey County Birding: Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders. (California)
http://montereybay.com/creagrus/MTY.html |
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East Bay Birders Circle
East Bay Birders Circle: Birding in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties in the San Francisco Bay area. EBbird mailing list info and archives, rare bird alerts, yard lists, essays, list of wildlife rehabilitators. (California)
http://folkbird.net/ebb/ |
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Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass Area Bird Checklist
Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass Area Bird Checklist: Graphical frequency checklist for this area in the northern Sierra Nevada. (California)
http://thecity.sfsu.edu/snfc/brdchcov.htm |
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Birds of the Imperial Valley
Birds of the Imperial Valley: Photos and tips for finding birds in the southeastern corner of California. (California)
http://www.imperial.cc.ca.us/birds/ |
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Mitch Heindel's Miscellaneous Matters
Mitch Heindel's Miscellaneous Matters: Southern California pelagic and other photos; pelagic trip schedule; photo quizzes; and checklists for Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington Drain, and Banning Park. (California)
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/pelagics/ |
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Badboy Birding
Badboy Birding: Photos of birds from California and around the world by Stephen J. Davies. (California)
http://www.badboybirding.com/ |
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SFBirds
SFBirds: E-mail group for birding in San Francisco. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBirds |
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San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory: Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities. (California)
http://www.sfbbo.org/ |
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Sierra-NevadaBirds
Sierra-NevadaBirds: Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada. (California)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds |
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Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornithology
Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornithology: Research and holdings. (California)
http://www.nhm.org/research/ornithology/ |