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All About Birds
 
Basic bird facts and how to become a bird watcher are some of the topics covered at this site for children. Includes fact sheets with line drawings of over 50 different birds, bird terms, jokes and crafts, information about fossils and evolution, and a list of state birds. Site is part of EnchantedLearning.com.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/
Topics: Birds, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment
Last updated Jun 15, 2005
Audubon
The National Audubon Society Web site is an excellent North American bird conservation resource, providing state-by-state information on bird species that are threatened, endangered, or of special concern. There are Christmas Bird Count reports, conservation and political action programs, a directory of local chapters, a brief biography of John James Audubon, and classroom activities and other materials for children. There are related links and topics in each section.
http://www.audubon.org/
Topics: Animals, Birds, Christmas, Environment, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment
Last updated Jun 15, 2005
Birds of the Brumidi Corridors: "To Make Beautiful the Capitol"
This exhibit features sample images from "Constantino Brumidi (1805-1880) [who] included designs for more than 350 individual birds of at least 100 species in the Senate corridors that today bear his name. This finely rendered aviary is part of a sophisticated decorative scheme inspired by early 15th-century Renaissance frescoes in the Vatican Palace." Find images of game birds, land birds, birds of prey, wetland birds, and more. From the United States Senate.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/birds/introduction.htm
Topics: Birds, Federal (U.S.) Government
Last updated Aug 19, 2008
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
An international collection of links to Web sites containing "information pertaining to ornithology and the study of wild birds." Arranged by region of the world. Also includes links to general and commercial sites, and "on-line versions of some publications on birds." Note: some dead links.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html
Topics: Birds
Last updated Jun 15, 2005
Harmonie/Harmony: John James Audubon: The Birds of America
This visually satisfying site presents the 435 illustrations in the first edition of "The Birds of America" (1827-1838), a brief biography of Audubon, and a nice collection of links on Audubon, birds, and poetry. Use the title-sort feature in the index to quickly locate a picture by name, or browse page by page. In French and English. From the Musée de la Civilisation.
http://www.mcq.org/audubon/
Topics: Animals, Artists, Birds, Environment, Literary Movements and Periods, Regions of the World
Last updated Nov 26, 2003
Introduction to the Aves: The Birds
Concentrates on the paleontology and evolutionary history of birds. Includes information on life cycle, ecology, anatomy, and fossil record. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdintro.html
Topics: Animals, Birds, California: Animals, California: Sports, Geology, Science, Social Issues
Last updated Jun 15, 2005
ORNIS (Ornithological Information System)
This site features a database of thousands of bird specimen records from nearly three dozen North American biocollections, most of which are available online. Collection data may be searched by factors such as scientific name, location, and date collected. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation and is led by individuals at the University of Kansas and the University of California, Berkeley.
http://olla.berkeley.edu/ornisnet/
Topics: Biology, Birds
Last updated Jan 5, 2007
Ornithology.com
At first glance this site appears to be nothing but advertisements, but if you concentrate on the left menu, the site map, and the FAQ, you will find plenty of information and links about wild birds, birds in zoos and backyards, birdwatching, endangered and extinct birds, careers in ornithology, ornithologists, and more. Texts of lectures by the site author, an ornithology professor at California State University, Chico, are also available.
http://www.ornithology.com/
Topics: Biology, Birds, California: Animals, California: Recreation, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment
Last updated Jun 15, 2005
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