Old Stuff:

Almaden Valley Bird News

Arcane Art of Owling

Birder's Guide to the Alamitos Creek Trail

Birder's Guide to Clark Mountain
Birder's Guide to McCloud, CA

Birder's Guide to Rancho del Oso

Birding in the Almaden Valley Updated!

Photo Gallery

Siskiyou County Trip Report, March 2000

Sketch Gallery

Where the hell are the Warner Mountains?

Winter Birding in Siskiyou & Modoc Counties

 

 

Dedicated to the Adventure of Birding...
You might find it at the ends of the earth or in your own backyard. It's part science, part sport, and two parts Wild Turkey. Call it a hobby, a game, a quest, a lifestyle, or just a way of avoiding work. Play it by other's rules or make up your own. Either way, you're a birder, and may God have mercy on your soul. Now go and take the day.

 

News From The Swamp!

Birds West has gone east—East Texas that is! Click here for the latest blog, or here to see new photos of our home in the swamp.

 

 


Upcoming Events:

Festivals and More!

Monterey Bay Birding Festival - Sept. 21-23, 2007, Watsonville, CA

TOS Fall Meeting - Sept. 27-29, 2007, Winnie, TX

WFO Annual Conference - Sept. 27-30, 2007, Henderson, NV

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival - Nov. 7-11, 2007, Harlingen, TX

Central Valley Birding Symposium - Nov. 15-18, 2007, Stockton, CA

San Diego Bird Festival - Feb. 6-11, 2008, Mission Bay, CA



General Birding Links:
About.com Guide to Birding - Links to information about birds, birding, bird clubs, and more.
Bird and Mammal Photo Gallery (Tsuru Home Page) - Hundreds of photographs. Site created by Monte and Christopher Taylor.
Birds of Prey - Greg Gothard's raptor site.
BirdSource - Birding with a purpose! Through this interactive website you can take part in a variety of research projects. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

eBird - What a great idea - an online database for birders! Use it to record your bird sightings and find out what other birders are reporting across North America. 

Gull Identification Website - Here you will find more than you ever wanted to know about this subject. Has lots of photos to reduce (or maybe just clarify) the confusion.

Mike Danzenbaker's Bird Photography - Lots of great photos!!!
Owling.com - Website dedicated to North American owls.

Real Birds: Regional Birding Information for North America

Surfbirds.com - For birders interested in what's happening on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced through the collaborative efforts of British and American birders.

TopoZone - Topographic maps of the U.S. on the web. Very cool!
WWW Tide and Current Predictor - Source of advance information to aid you in your searches for rails and other secretive marsh birds. 


 

 

 

This site was created by John Mariani (that's me). You can contact me via e-mail at: redknot@worldnet.att.net

Or if you get REALLY bored, you can visit my home page

 

 

Select California Birding Links: 
Bay Area Backcountry - O.K., technically this one isn't a birding site, but it does feature a wealth of information on camping and hiking  in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as related links.

Birding Hotspots of Placer County - A great guide to Sierra Nevada birding sites.

Big Sur River Mouth - Birders bound for Andrew-Molera State Park (premiere birding site on the Big Sur Coast) will find the directions at this site very useful. 
California's Great Outdoors - Again not specifically bird related, but it is THE gateway to information about California's State and National Parks, National Forests, and Bureau of Land Management Recreation Areas—the whole enchilada.
California Hotspots - Where do you want to go birding in California today? This site will help you answer that question. Plenty of links to places, tours, and events throughout the Golden State.
Central Valley Bird Club - Find out what's happening birdwise in California's great middle, the Central Valley.
Eastern Sierra Audubon Society - Information on birding east of the Sierra Nevada.
Gone to the Birds - Bird pictures and Monterey Bay Area links.

Email Groups For Birding in California - Directory of mailing lists you can subscribe to for local birding information. 
Joe Morlan's California Birding Pages - A great resource. In the California County Birding Pages you will find a multitude of links to just about everywhere.
Kern River Preserve - Virtually visit the South Fork of the Kern River, ground zero for a fascinating and heavily bird-infested bioregion.

Monterey Bay Whale Watch - Schedule of whale watching trips (short excursions often good for pelagic birding).
Santa Cruz Bird Club - Santa Cruz County birding information.
Sea and Sage Audubon Society - Orange County birding information.
Shearwater Journeys - Pelagic birding (Monterey and Bodega Bay). Has a schedule of trips, reports from past excursions, and registration information.
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU) - Bookmark this one if you are a Santa Clara County birder! At this site you will find salt pond maps, Santa Clara County year lists, a calendar of nature related events, and more birding links.

Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) - Organization dedicated to the field study of birds. Includes links to the California Bird Records Committee and official state lists.


Select Texas Birding Links:

Archives of TEXBIRDS - Birding discussion list for Texas. Good source of bird news.

Golden Triangle Audubon Society - Located in Southeast Texas (my neck of the woods).

Houston Audubon Society - Upper Texas Coast birding info., Texas Rare Bird Alert, NARBA, etc. Lotsa good stuff.

Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) - Organization dedicated to the study of Texas birds.


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Updated September 13, 2007