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.
• Arizona Rivers Working to preserve/restore riparian areas.
• McDowell Sonoran Land Trust. Working to preserve the McDowell Mountains.
• Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council. Working to preserve the Phoenix mountains.
• 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. Excellent photo collection with general information and Links to great birding sites.

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