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Where can you find good birding?
IN FLORIDA
The Great Florida Birding Trail The Great Florida Birding Trail is a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, supported in part by the Florida Department of Transportation and the Wildlife Foundation of Florida. It is a 2000-mile highway trail which unifies existing and new birding sites throughout Florida.
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, DeLeon Springs, FL A good site with lots of information and photos by Peter May. Aslo checkout his home page for more information about birds and herpetology.
South Florida Birding Connection Bird finding FAQ, maps, and links for South Florida.
BEYOND FLORIDA
Birding in the UK Andrew McCafferty has a nice web site with birding pictures, sounds, and lots of links about birding in the UK. If you're heading for the UK check out this site.
Birding Checklists:
Checklists for National Wildlife Refuges in FloridaChecklists National Wildlife Refuges in the United States
Checklist for Florida The official state list of birds of Florida.
The Barefoot Birder Field guides, location guides, other books for all aspects of birding and nature study.
Florida Audubon Societies
Florida Florida Audubon Society
Babson Park Ridge Audubon Society
Brooksville Hernando Audubon Society
Clearwater Clearwater Audubon Society
Cocoa Indian River Audubon Society
Daytona Halifax Audubon Society
Eustis Oklawaha Valley Audubon Society
Fort Lauderdale Broward County Audubon Society
Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee Audubon Society
Gainesville Alachua Audubon Society
Jacksonville Duval Audubon Society
Miami Tropical Audubon Society
Martin County Martin County Audubon Society
Panama City Bay County Audubon Society
Pensacola Francis M Weston Audubon Society
St. Augustine St. Johns County Audubon Society
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Audubon Society
Sanford Seminole Audubon Society
Sanibel Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society
Sarasota Sarasota Audubon Society
Venice Venice Area Audubon Society
Winter Haven Lake Region Audubon Society
Some Other Interesting Links
The Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital Located in Hobe Sound, Florida. They treat and rehabilitate Florida birds and other wildlife.
1998 Christmas Bird Count Results You can check out the results of the 1998 Christmas Bird Count online at this site.
South Florida Birding Connection Checklists, weather information, phone numbers, etc.
Florida Weather Forecasts and Warnings
FICUS Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
The Nature Conservancy in Florida
Hernando County Chapter of Florida Native Plant Society
Bird Art and Photography
Peter R. Gerbert Artist specializing in Florida wildlife, check out his scrub jays and other fine artwork
Morgan Gallery Photographs of Florida birds
New Leaf Graphics Inc. Stock nature photos
Bird Photography from Foto Search An online collection with thousands of bird and nature photos and video clips. Yeah, they're trying to sell photos, but it's still a nice place to find great pictures like these pictures of perigrine falcons.Eco-tours
Calusa Coast Outfitters: Dolphin, Manatee, Birding Tour
Publications
Prairie Falcon The online Newsletter of the Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society Manhattan, KS.
The Aviary Birding An online birding magazine.
Birder's World Regular features include species profiles, birding hotspots, reports on endangered birds, tips on attracting and photographing birds, landscaping and gardening ideas, and helpful hints for bird identification.
Optics Information
Optics for Birding Information about choosing optics.
Better View Desired Information about choosing optics.
Binocular Ware House Brand name binoculars at discount prices.
Eagle Optics Online optics sales.
But wait, There's more...
Cornell Ornithology Laboratory
Dick and Jean Hoffman's Birding Page Good source of information and links about shorebirds.
Public Broadcast System BirdWatch Information about the PBS television series BirdWatch
BIRDNET Presented by The Ornithological Council Information about ornithology - the scientific study of birds
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
GORP Birding Articles about birds and birding.