MAS Links to Other Sites

Other Sites

This page contains an ever-expanding list of links to other birding or conservation-related Web sites. Please e-mail us any suggestions of other sites you'd like to see added to this page.

Quick Directory

Books and optics information
Arizona birding websites
Other birding sites
Environmental organizations

Books and optics....

Optics for Birding(formerly Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Optics, currently being rebuilt).
Better View Desired. A site with information on birding optics, test results, more!
The Smithsonian's Birding Book Recommendations.
Books on Arizona Birds and Birding. From this site's Arizona Birding Guide.

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Arizona birding websites

A more comprehensive guide to Arizona birding is found in the Arizona Birding Guide section of this site.

Arizona Bird Committee. Rarity photos, Arizona bird checklist, reporting form, more.
Sonoran Audubon Society
Tucson Audubon Society
White Mountain Audubon Society
Northern Arizona Audubon Society
Southeast Arizona Bird Observatory. Located in Bisbee. Field trips and programs, on-line birding guide.
Arizona birding information and National Birding Hotline info. Run by the organizer of BIRDCHAT.
Birding Southeast Arizona. Photos and information on SE AZ.
Arizona Bird Sounds. Recordings of selected Arizona birds.
Ask A Biologist – ASU. Birds and their Songs, sonograms, recordings, range maps and data sheets on Arizona bird species.
Arizona Nature Conservancy. List of Arizona Preserves, fieldtrips, research, etc.
Arizona/New Mexico bird reports. Current updates, part of the Siler site (below).
Arizona Birding and Naturalist's Discussion [Peterson OnLine]
Roy Jones' web site. Rarity photos, Patagonia CBC. By MAS member Roy Jones.
Birds of Sonora. Not Arizona, but right next door. By MAS Member Steve Ganley.
Mirror-pole.com. Photos, sound recordings, and other data associated with Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas field work, from MAS members Greg Clark and Tim Price.
CAP-LTER. ASU's Long-term Ecological Research project, with Phoenix metro area urban bird census data.
Arizona Highways. Homepage of the magazine of the same name. Travel information and links to outdoor recreation organizations throughout the state.
GORP-Arizona Resources. The Great Outdoors Recreation Pages guide to Arizona.
Arizona National Wildlife Refuges. [GORP] Info on the AZ refuge system.
Boyce Thompson Southwest Arboretum. Arboretum east of Phoenix near Superior, AZ. Famous for vagrants, migrants, and overwintering rarities.
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Outdoor museum near Tucson, featuring walk-in aviaries and wildlife exhibits in natural settings.
The Phoenix Zoo. Ducks in winter (with a duck watch involving MAS members), many other good (wild!) birds.
Desert Botanical Garden. Near the Phoenix Zoo, and another migrant trap.
Arizona State Parks. Site with information on many of the Arizona State Parks.
Arizona Game and Fish. Aimed at fishing and hunting enthusiasts, but has some information of use to birders.
http://azwildbird.com or http://desert-life.org. Excellent photo collection with general information and links to great birding sites.

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Excellent birding sites

These sites are excellent sources of information, and good starting points for exploring the Web.

The National Audubon Society. Membership info, service directory, Audubon sanctuaries, legislative programs, travel, and:

Audubon Chapter listings by state, with web sites.

American Birding Association. Now on-line, with a book catalog coming soon!
The American Bird Center - American Bird Center has all the information anyone needs on "Where to Go & What to Know" about birds & Birdwatching
Birding on the Web, the next generation. Jack Siler's famous site. Accesses an amazing amount of birding information, including current hotlines for the whole country!
Birder.com. Tremendous amount of birding information.
Peterson Online Birds. A very nice site with numerous birding links, including U.S. hotline links, state-by-state birding links and naturalist forums.
The Virtual Birder. Interactive birding site, with virtual field trips, more.
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
Electronic Resources on Ornithology. Links to many birding information sources.
GORP-Birding Information. Info on birding websites, tours, etc.
New Jersey Audubon home page. Pete Dunne's column, hotline, field trips, more.
Partners In Flight. Conservation program for preserving neotropical migrants.
National Park Service birding info. Bird lists for Nat'l Parks and Monuments.
National Biological Survey's bird data. Bird distribution info for North America.
Shorebird Migration. Current shorebird sightings reports, with U.S. maps.
Migratory Bird Research. The Migratory Bird Research site, National Biological Survey. This page has pointers to:

Breeding bird survey data, with density maps, a quiz, and more! and
Christmas Bird Count data, with trend maps, density maps, etc., etc.

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Environmental Organization Home Pages

Arizona and the Southwest:

Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter.
Arizona Wildlife Federation. AZ chapter of the National Wildlife Federation.
Sonoran Desert Naturalist. Desert essays/information, by MAS member Mike Plagens.
Mothers for Clean Waters. Working to preserve/restore riparian areas.
McDowell Sonoran Land Trust. Working to preserve the McDowell Mountains.
Friends of Rio Salado . Organization working on the Rio Salado project in Tempe.
Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council. Working to preserve the Phoenix mountains.
The Grazing Reform Homepage. Info on grazing activities, legislation, reforms.
Center for Biological Diversity. Info on endangered species and habitat throughout the Southwest.

General

The Sierra Club. The national organization's web site.
The Nature Conservancy. Info on programs and preserves across the U.S.
Econet. Connections to environmental information, resources, and organizations.
Envirolink. Connections to environmental information, resources, and organizations.
http://azwildbird.com or http://desert-life.org. Excellent photo collection with general information and Links to great birding sites.

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Last updated: August 16, 2001