We frequently receive questions from chapter members and local residents about birds and birding, backyard habitat, conservation and more. Here are some of the resources we rely on to provide information and to foster further the impression we are experts. There is a wealth of material out there on the web; some great, some good, and some not so good. Suggestions for addtions to this list are welcome.

Audubon Websites

Other National Birding Groups

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• National Bird Checklist of the American Ornithological Union
• American Birding Association
• Hawk Migration Association of North America

Citizen Science

• Christmas Bird Count
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• eBird
• Project Feeder Watch
• Hawk Count
• North Carolina Rare Bird Report Form
• Hummingbirds from Hilton Pond

Birding in North Carolina

Birding in Other States

• Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail
• Birding Trails in the United States
• National Wildlife Refuges
• National Parks of the United States
• West Virginia Eagle Cam

Bird Identification

• All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Birds of North America Online - Cornell Lab of Ornithology (subscription)
• eNature Field Guide
• WhatBird.com Search
• WhatBird.com Bird Identification Course
• National Geograpic Society
• NatureInstruct - Bird Identification by photo and song
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife - Feather Atlas identification guide

Birds in Your Backyard

• Audubon Backyard Habitat Tips
• Attracting Bluebirds to Your Yard
• About Backyard Birds from Birder's Digest
• Backyard Advice from Wild Birds Unlimited
• All About Bird Baths
• North Carolina Native Plant Society
• Common Bird Questions
• Stokes Birding at Home

Care for Injured Birds

• Wildlife Rehabilitation in Forsyth County
• Carolina Raptor Center
• Animal Ark Veterinary Hospital - Small Birds

Bird Collisons with Buildings - Lights Out

• Fatal Light Awareness Program
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife
• National Audubon Society
• New York City Audubon
• American Bird Conservancy

Conservation Issues

• Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of North Carolina
• Birds and Habitat Changes/Global Warming
• State of the Birds: 2011 Report on Public Lands
• Cape Hatteras Bonner Bridge and Hwy.12
• Cape Hatteras Bonner Bridge Impact on Pea Island NWR
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Policy
• Aububon TogetherGreen Grants
• Federal Duck Stamps
• Piedmont Land Conservancy
• Sierra Club Foothills Chapter
• Yadkin Riverkeeper
• Yadkin River Greenway Proposal
• Winston-Salem Greenways
• Keep Winston Beautiful
• "Green" Tips from Piedmont Environmental Alliance

Gulf Oil Spill and the Birds

• Where Is the Oil?
• Audubon Oil Spill Updates
• How the Oil Spill Harms Birds
• How Birds are Cleaned
• Audubon Volunteer Response Program
• Tri-State Rescue and Research

It's Not Just About Birds

• Carolina Butterfly Society
• Dragonflies and Damselflies of North Carolina
• Carolina Herp Atlas
• North Carolina Native Plant Society
• North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
• North Carolina Trout Unlimited
• Friends of Saurtown Mountains
• North Carolina Endangered and Threatened Species
• Seafood Guide

More Online Birding Stuff

• Birding Ethics from ABA
• Eagle Optics Buying Guide
• All Best Binoculars Guide
• Checklists Around the World
• Birding on the Net - Lots more Links
• Birding in the U.S. and Abroad