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Audubon's Birds of America

http://employeeweb.myxa.com/rrb/Audubon/

"A replica of the complete John James Audubon's Birds of America (1840-1844). Includes the full text, color plates, figures and bird calls."

Author: Richard R. Buonanno (rrb@uscom.com)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

The Aviary

http://home.earthlink.net/~jraejones/index.html

This site offers profiles of a variety of bird species, from the American Robin to the White Pelican. Photos plus information on appearance, eggs, and habitat are provided.

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Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Beautiful Birds

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ornithology/

"'Beautiful Birds' traces the development of ornithological illustration in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the changing techniques - from metal and wood engraving to chromolithography - during that period. The exhibition includes books from Cornell Library's Hill Ornithology Collection and art works on loan from the personal collection of benefactors Kenneth E. and Dorothy V. Hill." The site features an online exhibit and timeline, along with biographies of the artists. A bibliography and a guide to Cornell's ornithological collections are also included.

Author: Cornell University Library - Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (jfc13@cornell.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Graphic Arts

Reference--Biographies--Artists & Architects

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: ornithology; birds

The Bird Site

http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/

This is an excellent site about birds, including images of such things as bones and internal organs. Topics covered include: evolution & diversity, anatomy & physiology, adaptations & behavior, flight mechanics, and conservation. You can even listen to bird songs!

Author: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (www@lam.mus.ca.us)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: birds; ornithology

Birds and Mammals Observed by Lewis and Clark

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2000/bmam/bmam.htm

This site gives a detailed account of all of the birds and mammals that the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition observed. Actual expedition records were consulted in creating this website.

Author: Russell Reid and Clell G. Gannon (npscweb@usgs.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Mammals

Keywords: North Dakota

Birds Links to the World

http://www.ntic.qc.ca/~nellus/links.html

Bird Links to the World provides links to information and resources on birds that can be browsed by geographical regions or bird species. Links to some images and sounds of the bird species, as well as quizzes, newsgroups and assorted resources are also available. The site is searchable.

Author: Denis Lepage (dlepage@botzoo.uct.ac.za)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: Bird; Ornithology; Avian

BirdSource - Birding With a Purpose

http://birdsource.cornell.edu/index.html

"Designed by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Birdsource is an interactive website where the enthusiasm of birders is combined with state-of-the-art technology to promote conservation and environmental learning." Participate in national bird survey projects by entering your findings at this site. You can also read up on completed studies.

Author: National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Outdoor Recreation

Science & Technology--Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: conservation

Fat Birder

http://www.fatbirder.com/

"Fatbirder is striving to be the world's greatest resource for birders it has more than 1,400 pages covering every country of the world, every US, Canadian & Australian State & Province and every UK County as well as all aspects of birding - ornithology, birdwatching as a hobby, conservation, where to buy optics, holidays etc.; where to stay and much much more."

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Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

GooseRef Bibliography System

http://www.goose.org/gooseref/

"A simple search engine for a large database (>1700 records) of scientific literature on the biology of various goose species. It is updated monthly." You can search by keyword and use Boolean (AND or OR) operators.

Author: Evan Cooch

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: Goose; Geese

Hinterland Who's Who

http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/eng_ind.html

Developed by the Canadian Wildlife Service, this site provides access to fact sheets on more than 50 birds and 29 mammals native to Canada and the Northern United States, and to 14 related environmental topics. Many of these fact sheets are accompanied by 60-second video clips displaying common behavior and habitat. Viewing the video clips requires Windows Media Player.
"Each fact sheet describes the appearance, life history, and habits of a Canadian bird or mammal or else discusses a wildlife-related topic such as bird feeding or endangered species."

Author: Canadian Wildlife Service (cws-scf@ec.gc.ca)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Mammals

The Hummingbird WebSite

http://hummingbirdwebsite.com/

A great resource for information on hummingbird-related subjects, including education, conservation and ecology. This site has articles on attracting hummingbirds and hummingbird biology, photographs, and links to other hummingbird sites.

Author: Matrix Graphics Corporation (hummingbird@mgfx.com)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: hummingbirds

Hummingbirds.net

http://www.hummingbirds.net/

This comprehensive source for information on North American hummingbirds includes information on attracting, feeding, their distribution in the U.S., natural history, migration maps, and hummingbird organizations. A bibliography and several images are also linked to this page.

Author: Lanny Chambers (creative@inlink.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: Hummingbirds

The Life of Birds

http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/

"The Life of Birds" is the accompanying Web site for the PBS documentary of the same name. The site features information on bird brains, the evolution of birds, reproduction, bird songs (along with RealAudio sound clips), and other interesting facts about birds. There is also a listing of bird-related Web sites.

Author: Gareth Huw Davies and PBS

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

The North American Breeding Bird Survey

http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/bbs/bbs.html

Provides information about distributions and population changes of North American birds. Categories of information include: regional trend estimates, annual indices of abundance, relative abundance maps, and maps of population changes. Also provides pictures of some of the bird species covered by the BBS, songs of common birds, and a quiz of bird distributions.

Author: National Biological Service (john_r_sauer@nbs.gov)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: Birds

Virtual Birding - Educational Materials

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/educational.html

"These educational materials are part of the Illinois Birds education kit developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The full kit contains a wealth of information to help educators present Illinois-specific information to students in grades 3-6, including full-color posters, a closed-captioned videotape, an audiotape and variety of large scale activities." This great site also has materials for a few other animals in these birds habitats and includes items such as field trips ideas, a glossary, and several class projects.

Author: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Division of Education

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: birds; educational materials; projects; lesson plans; field trips

Wild About Birds

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/

Learn about birds in Illinois! If you want to see great pictures of birds, know where they live in Illinois, or even what makes a bird a bird, check this site out!! Lots of activities for you to do, including a play on endangered species you can act in!

Author: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Keywords: Illinois; birds; educational materials; ducks

Wildlife Encyclopedia

http://www.safaricamlive.com/wildlife_encyclopedia_front_page.htm

Encyclopedia of African wildlife with information on species of birds, mammals, and snakes. Includes photos and info on behavior, life cycle, and habitat. The Safaricamlive site also includes photo and video libraries of wildlife in Africa.

Author: Safaricamlive

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Birds

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Mammals

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Zoology--Reptiles & Amphibians

Keywords: Africa; Southern Africa

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