Steiner Birding Links
Some Favorite Birding-and-Bird-Related Links
The Internet has given the pastime of birding a new dimension, the
ability to communicate and share information with stunning speed. We
place below a number of high-quality links that will help inform
birders about the joys of birding as well as giving birders vital
information about the protection of birds and their habitats.
Virtually all of these sites serve as portals to other information,
other sites.
BIRDING
Birding Optics Blog: http://www.opticsblog.com/
Index of Recent Birding Listserv Traffic (North America) - This site
gives you a great look into what birders are talking about across the
country right now: http://server1.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/
Index of Current Rare Bird Alerts (RBAs) - Here are RBAs, the regular
alerts on the most interesting birds: http://birdingonthe.net/hotmail.html
Index of Birding Festivals - This page from the website run by Bird
Watcher's Digest; it can lead you to a birding festival, near or
far:
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/finderTool/birdFestFinder/birdFestSearch.aspx
Index of Birding Trails - This page is also from Bird Watcher's
Digest, with a way to look up exciting birding-routes: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/travel/trails_list.aspx
ABA's Code of Birding Ethics - Here are the essential rules of
birding afield: http://www.americanbirding.org/abaethics.htm
Google Maps - This is one of the best ways to help guide you to your
next birding site: http://maps.google.com/
BIRD CONSERVATION
North American Bird Conservation Initiative - The NABCI site provides
you with an essential guide to integrated bird conservation in North
America: http://www.nabci-us.org/
Important Bird Area Program - The IBA Program is a land-based
conservation program prioritizing important sites year-round: http://www.audubon.org/bird/iba/
Bird Observatories in North America - Find all the bird observatories
in North America through this site: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OBSERVATORY.html
American Bird Conservancy - This organization is doing important work
in a number of different bird-conservation area: http://abcbirds.org/
BirdLife International - BirdLife is a global alliance of
organizations working to preserve the world's birds: http://www.birdlife.org/
Birders' Exchange - A fine project of the American Birding
Association, designed to get binoculars, field-guides, scopes, and
other vital equipment to our counterparts in Latin America and the
Caribbean: http://www.americanbirding.org/bex/
Visit Owling.com, A Site Dedicated Exclusively to Owls.
Owl Research Institute - Founded in 1988, the Owl Research Institute (ORI) is dedicated to scientific research of owls — particularly their population dynamics, breeding ecology, habitat relationships, and adaptations. ORI also provide science education, both in field research and wildlife conservation..
To date, the institute has achieved the following:
Long-term research programs in Long-eared Owls, Snowy Owls, and their prey species
Assessment of populations and habitats of Montana’s 15-some owl species
Publication of more than 80 research papers and scientific articles
Outreach to thousands in international, scientific, and local communities
ORI is a non-profit, 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization (Federal Tax Identification Number 81-0453479). ORI is funded by grants from foundations, corporations, and individuals:
http://www.owlinstitute.org/
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