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General
 Ranges
of North American Breeding Birds. Jeff Price, Northern Prairie Science
Center. This extremely impressive site is based on distribution maps of
the breeding birds of the United States. These maps show changes in the
distribution and abundance patterns of some North American birds for the
past 20 years broken into five year periods. The maps are based on the
USFWS/CWS Breeding Bird Survey.
Canadian
Bird Trends Database. Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service.
An extraordinarily impressive site. Here you will find information on
the birds of Canada, their names, distributions, recent trends in abundance,
biology, and more. Most species are illustrated with a photograph. You
can search for a bird species by common or scientific name, by its habitat
type, or by migratory patterns. You can also get lists of bird species
by province or territory. You must see this site if you are a birder.
East
Coast Birds. Nova Scotia Education and Culture. A great site with
a variety of resources including a guide to the birds of Nova Scotia with
pictures and text. You'll also find an online magazine, a list of birding
sites, and links to other birding sites.
Checklists
of the Birds of the United States. Lawrence Igl, North Prairie Science
Center. Checklists by state of the birds of the United States.
Introduction
to the Aves. Museum of Paleontology, University of California at Berkeley.
This site has an excellent introduction to the birds with information
on their ecology, life histories, ecology, systematics, morphology and
fossil record.
Humming Birds
Hummingbirds.net.
Lanny Chambers. This is the ultimate site for hummingbirds including all
of the species of breeding hummingbirds in North America. Related information
about these interesting birds should also be looked for here. Frames,
but optional.
The Hummingbird
Web Site. Larry and Terrie Gates. Great information on hummingbird
identification, behavior, nests, and links to other hummingbird resources,
plus photographs of 17 species.
The Hummingbird
Society. The Hummingbird Society. This site has hummingbird photographs
and information, particularly about feeding hummingbirds.
Owls
The Owl Pages.
A magnificent site from Australia. The site features owls from North America,
Australia, and the world. Also learn about owl physiology and reproduction.
You'll also find some owl art and owl mythology. Highly recommended.
Raptor
Center, University of Minnesota. This site contains fact sheets on
several North American Owl species as part of a larger site on raptors.
There are also photographs of owls, including several animated gifs, and
a series of owl calls.
Raptors
The Raptor Center.
A great site with general information about North American raptors including
a short summary of information on each species. There are no pictures.
You can trace the migration of Ospreys and Swainson's Hawk and the site
also includes a bibliography of references.
Ducks and Geese
Ducks
at a distance. A Waterfowl identification Guide. Bob Hines, North
Prairie Wildlife Research Center. This site and the next are two remarkable
web sites for ducks and geese. This site contains watercolor pictures
and extensive information about North American ducks with characters for
distinguishing between species.
Waterfowl
Identification in the Central Flyway. Central Flyway Waterfowl Council.
This site is very much like "Ducks at a distance" in content,
features, and feel. Both are truly excellent sites and you should look
at both.
True
Geese of the World: The Anser Species. University of Tennessee at
Martin. This site contains photographs and information on all of the goose
species of the genus Anser in the World.
True
Geese of the World: The Branta Species. University of Tennessee at
Martin. This is the companion site to the above for the Branta species.
GooseRef Bibliography
System. A searchable database of references to the literature on geese.
Duckdata.
National Wetlands Research Center. A bibliographic database of North American
ducks and their wetland habitats.
Marine Birds
New England
Seabirds. You'll find a great deal of information about the oceanic
birds occurring along the coast of New England including Shearaters, Fulmars,
Jaegers, Skuas, Alcids, and other seabirds. Recommended.
Brian Patteson, Inc.,
Pelagic Trips. A great collection of photographs of sea birds from
eastern North America.
Fringillidae
Crossbills.
A site dedicated to the problem of the segregate populations of the Red
Crossbill in North America with sound files in AIFF format to study the
differences in song between these groupings.
Cranes
International Crane
Foundation. An introduction to the cranes with specific information
on the Whooping Crane and the Sandhill Crane.
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