Resources

Birding Resources

STATE & LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Birds and Conservation in Nevada & Regionally

Bristlecone Audubon
Red Rock Audubon Society
Plumas Audubon Society
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS)
Tahoe Rim Trail Association
Great Basin Bird Observatory
NW NV Nature Conservancy Projects
Friends of Silver Saddle Ranch, Carson City
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
Friends of Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fallon NV
Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas
Sierra Club, Toiyabe Chapter statewide, find your local chapters here
Friends of Nevada Wilderness What you can do now to protect Nevada's wild places!
Nevada Conservation League
Nevada Bird Record Committee
- Nevada Review List
Nevada Nest Watch - a citizen science project that gives you the opportunity to be a biologist in your backyard.
Nevada Wildlife Federation
Nevada Department of Wildlife
- NDOW Nevada Wildlife
Sagebrush Ecosystem Program - a collaborative, multi-disciplinary program established to protect and enhance the sagebrush landscape. Check out their webpage for info about the Nevada Greater Sage-Grouse conservation plan. Katie Andrl, our May 2017 Program speaker, is a member of the technical team.
Western Field Ornithologists
California Audubon Chapter Network

National Organizations

Birding, Conservation, and Environmental Groups

National Audubon Society
American Birding Association
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Research, Education, Citizen Science, Technology, Conservation
Peregrine Fund Conservation of Raptors
American Bird Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy Conserve lands and waters on which all life depends
Hawkwatch Conserving raptors and our shared environment
Defenders of Wildlife
The U.S. Committee of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative NABCI s a coalition of 28 federal and state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and bird-focused partnerships that advance biological, social, and scientific priorities for North American bird conservation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Birds
Partners In Flight
The State of the Birds of North America
The North American Bluebird Society is a non-profit conservation, education and research organization, promotes the recovery of bluebirds and other native cavity-nesting bird species.
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

Websites & Apps

Birding Help

Merlin Photo ID (Cornell)
All About Birds (Cornell)
E-Bird - Keep your check list on line. Find out where a species might be, and what has been seen. Excellent site. For an example, click here to visit Lahontan Audubon Society's E-Bird account.
Birding.aba.org is the new location for state, regional, international, and specialty birding listserves, plus butterflies and bugs.
McCaulay Library (Cornell) Explorable archive of wildlife sounds and videos
All About Birds Online guide to Birds and Bird Watching
Bird Songs and Sounds - Many, many bird songs and sounds. Excellent sound quality.
Birdzilla Comprehensive selection of wild bird information, articles, on-line life list, and the Birdzilla.com mall.
WildBirds.com is the place to come for answers about wild birds in your yard and around the corner!
The Feather Atlas - identify a bird feather you have found, by simply uploading a photo to their website or naming its colors and size.
Fatbirder.com links up birding enthusiasts from all over the world. They believe it to be the most comprehensive web site of its kind worldwide.
Birding Pal Go birding with a pal from around the world.
Birding on the Net migrated to a new home at ABA.org. Rare Bird alerts, Butterflies and Bugs, and birding list archives. Individual mailing lists (regional/specialty) pages
A Kid’s Guide to Bird-Watching in the Playground, recommended by a new Girl Scout birder. Many nice links to resources.
The Young Birder's Backyard Guide, recommended by a Girl Scout Troop from California who wanted to do a good turn and let others know about this nice site.
Scavenger Hunt for Kids of All Ages: Print and fill in our featured SPOT IT! SCAVENGER HUNT.