A Field Guide to the Birds on the Web

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/7576/

American Birding Association home page

http://www.americanbirding.org/

ABA – Checklist of North American Birds *

http://americanbirding.org/checklist/abachecklist.pdf At least 12/2005. *

ABA – Checklist – Updates to List. – To Jan 2006. *

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/updates/index.html *

ABA Area Checklist based on AOU. – To Jan 2006. *

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/updates/abalist1.html *

AOU – Checklist of North American Birds *

http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 - As of 2005. *

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Birds of Idaho Field Checklist *

http://www.idahobirds.net/ID_Checklist.pdf - Update 07Apr2006. *

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Birds of Idaho Field Checklist Same list as above, but this one only to April 2004. *

http://www.trochilids.com/Idaho/ID_Checklist.pdf - See comments, listed here in case above site in not available. *

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Birds of Montana Field Checklist  To April 2004. *

http://fwp.state.mt.us/content/getItem.aspx?id=6045 *

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Bird Checklist – East Central Idaho - Early 1990’s *
This has been replaced by “Birds Of The Upper Salmon Basin”. However, there is no online version yet.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r1/salmon.htm *
Get a copy of the new checklist from the ID Fish & Game, Salmon Region Office, 99 Hwy 93 N., Salmon, ID 83467. 208-756-2271

Birding.Com - Bird Checklists of the World *

http://www.birding.com/Checklists.asp *

Bird Checklists – Sibley-Monroe, AOU, ABA. *
or Clements list (apparently 2005)

http://www.birdingonthe.net/birdlists/ * Not working. http://www.birdingonthe.net/clements/Clements.html

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Audubon in the state of Idaho

http://www.audubon.org/chapter/id/

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Audubon in the state of Montana

http://www.audubon.org/chapter/mt/
http://mtaudubon.org/ - Alternate Link. *

Backyard Birders

http://www.birder.com/birding/backyard/index.html

Barnet’s Birding Links *

http://www.mathcs.richmond.edu/~lbarnett/birding/index.php *

Bird Checklists of the United States,  *
   Mostly NWR’s, Some statewide lists.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/chekbird.htm *

Bird Resources at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/birds/ *

Birding Resources for Beginners  by Cliff Keene *

http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/BeginningBirding.htm *

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Bird Song Mnemonics

http://www.1000plus.com/BirdSong/

Bird Songs & Links

http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/index.html

Bird Song Recordings & Links

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2402/songs.html  *

Bird Sounds Digitally Recorded

http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html

BirdBase + BirdArea Software Also Butterfly/Mammal

http://members.aol.com/sbsp/index.html

Bird Coding Methods & Links

http://www.nmt.edu/~shipman/z/nom/homepage.html

Birder's Mall, Including Software, Books, Optics, etc.

http://www.birder.com/mall/index.html

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Birding, Missoula & Bitterroot Valley, MT. *
Maps: http://missoula.bigsky.net/fivevalleys/missoula.htm *

http://missoula.bigsky.net/fivevalleys/hotspots.htm - List & descriptions. *
http://missoula.bigsky.net/fivevalleys/bitterroot.htm - Maps *
http://www.feednfarm.com/birdinginthebitterroot.html - Similar to above.*

Birding.Com - Answers To Your Birding Questions
The next site is an example of what’s available.

http://www.birding.com/ *

Birding.Com Beginning Birding
   - Ten Tips for New Bird Watchers *

http://www.birding.com/Beginning_Birding.asp *

Birding From The Mining Co. Fall Travel, & Links

http://birding.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa092797.htm

Birding Checklists - US - Birding Web Links

http://birding.about.com/od/cklistsus/ *

Birding Is Cool – Links To Numerous Bird Sites. *

http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/meadows/3943/p01birds.html *

Birding On The Net (Previously Birding on the Web)
This site has numerous Bird Links. *

http://www.birdingonthe.net/ * Was located at a U Penn.Edu site.
http://birdingonthe.net/ - Alternate link. Slightly different format. *

Birding Software

http://www.birdwatching.com/software.html

Birding - Welcome To The Mining Co.

http://birding.miningco.com/

BIRDNET all about Ornithology

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/index.html

BIRDNET Bulletin boards for ornithologists

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/elists/index.html

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Birds and bird watching in the Pacific

http://thebirdguide.com/ *

Bird Source (By Audubon & Cornell Lab.)

http://www.birdsource.org/ *

Birds-Zoom School-Enchanted Learn. S.ware

http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/birds/

Birdwatching Dot Com - Birds and Birding

http://www.birdwatching.com/

Breeding Bird Survey

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ *

Christmas Bird Count

http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/index.html *

Christmas Bird Count Status of the CBC DB

http://www.nmt.edu/~shipman/z/cbc/cbcstatus.html

Christmas Bird Count – Hist. Data. UGGS Site

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/cbc.html *

Computer applications in wildlife science

http://www.nmt.edu/~shipman/z/

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ *

Ducks Unlimited Canada

http://www.ducks.ca/

eBird – Record Your Bird Observations *

http://www.ebird.org/content/ *

East Coast Birds

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/ *

Electronic Resources on Ornithology – Many links. *

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html *

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Five Valleys Audubon Society

http://www.fvamissoula.org/

Great Backyard Bird Count Home Page (GBBC) *

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ *

GBBC Results (Great Backyard Bird Count)

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/results/index.html *

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GEAS (Golden Eagle Audubon Soc, Boise, ID)

http://www.goldeneagleaudubon.org/ *

GORP Great Outdoor Recreation Pages Birds

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/birding.htm

HBW Lynx Links

http://www.hbw.com/links/

HOMES FOR BIRDS

http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~tross/by/house.html

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Idaho Birders Linked Electronically, Yahoo Group *
See footnote 3/ below this table.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/ - Click on “Messages” to see the latest 30 messages. Click on “Previous” to see previous 30 messages, etc. *

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Idaho (National Wildlife Refuges) Gorp version.

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/id.HTM

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Idaho Fish & Wildlife Svc. Offices (Wildlife Refuges)

http://pacific.fws.gov/visitor/idaho.html *

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Bird Links to the World – Idaho *

http://www.bsc-eoc.org/links/links.jsp?page=l_usa_id *

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Idaho Bird Watching Contacts (Partial list by Region) *

http://www.birdingpal.org/id.htm *

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Idaho Bird Distribution: Mapping by LAT. LONG. *

http://www.idahobirds.net/distribution/dist_index.html *

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Idaho Bird Distribution – CAUTION. This is a similar site to above, but not being kept up to date. *

http://www.cdaaudubon.org/distidaho.htm - See comments. I’ve added this link, just in case it does get updated before the above site. *

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Idaho Bird Observatory

http://www.idbsu.edu/biology/ibo/

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Idaho Gap Analysis Project. – A long and detailed report, but may be of interest to some. Has bird info. *

http://www.wildlife.uidaho.edu/idgap/Report/IDGAP-FinalReport_nomaps.pdf *

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Idaho Hummingbird Research

http://www.trochilids.com/Idaho/idaho.html *

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Idaho Birds.Net   (A “Must Visit” Site.)
   Your Comprehensive ID Online Bird Resource.

http://www.idahobirds.net/ *

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Idaho Fish and Game WMA's – Good birding sites.

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/wma/ Same site, new URL. *

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Idaho Non Game Wildlife Books for Sale. Includes several “Must Have” books for Idaho Birders.

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/nongame/books.cfm - Books *
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/nongame/publications.cfm - Pubs. *

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Idaho Non Game Wildlife Events – Several for 2005 are near Salmon, Challis, and Idaho Falls. *

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/nongame/events.cfm *

Introduction to the Aves

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdintro.html

Ivory-billed Woodpecker – Information & Links. *

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/ *

JC's BirdWatching and Natural History Links

http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dbswww/bird/birding.html

Journey North pages

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Malheur Guide

http://donb.furfly.net/malheur/ *

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Montana Bird Distribution *

http://nhp.nris.state.mt.us/mbd/ *

National Audubon Society

http://www.audubon.org/

Nat. Birding Hotline Cooperative Instructions

http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/NBHC/NBHCRBAInfo.html *

OnLocation(sm) Location Directory

http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/onLoc/index.html

Ornithological Societies of NA (OSNA)

http://www.osnabirds.org/ *

OSNA Main (Newsletter)

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/osna/ornnewsl.htm *

Inland Northwest Birders On Line This site has more Idaho Postings than the following. *

http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/INNW.html *

Oregon Birders On Line

http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OBOL.html *

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PALOUSE AUDUBON SOCIETY

http://www.audubon.org/chapter/id/palouse/

Patuxent Bird Identification Info Center *

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/framlst.html *

Patuxent-Migratory Bird Research

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/ Same site, new URL. *

Patuxent's Bird Banding Laboratory

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/ Same site, new URL. *

Patuxent-Wildlife Research Center Home Page

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/ Same site, new URL. *

PBS Bird Information

http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/links/  *

Peterson Online Birding Links and Resources

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/resources/  *

Peterson Online – Home Page

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/petersonhome.cfm *

Percevia Bird Search Site *

http://www.percevia.com/ *

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Real Birds Birding in Idaho (Mostly RBAs)

http://virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/ID.html

Seattle Audubon Society (SAS)

http://www.seattleaudubon.org/

Short guide to birding and photos. at Bear River UT

http://donb.furfly.net/bear_river/index.html *

Swift Instruments, Inc. Home Page

http://www.swift-optics.com/

Thayer Birding Software (Also see Birding.Com Sites.)

http://www.thayerbirding.com/ *

The Virtual Birder ®

http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/

Tweeters Birding Email

http://www.scn.org/earth/tweeters/ *

Rec.Birds Newsgroup _FAQs. Has Some Good General    Bird Watching Frequently Asked Questions.

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.birds/ *

WBU Feeder Cam Home

http://www.wbu.com/feedercam_home.htm

Where do you want to go Birding in the USA

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/birdusa.htm

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Where do you want to go birding in Idaho – This was a good site but several of her links are old. I’ll send her an Email soon so she can update her links. *

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/usidaho.htm

Yahoo Birds Directory *

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Birds/ *

Bureau of Land Mgmt (BLM) National

http://www.blm.gov/ - Appears to be temporarily down. *

Congress.Org

http://congress.org/

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Federal Recreation Sites – Idaho. Includes NWR’s but not some other good birding sites. See more below. *

http://www.recreation.gov/advancedsearch.cfm?states=ID *

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Federal Wildlife Viewing Sites –  Idaho. Appears to have similar type sites, but different than above. *.

http://www.recreation.gov/advancedsearch.cfm?wildlifeviewing=1&states=ID *

US Fish & Wildlife Service (Administers NWR’s)

http://www.fws.gov/

US Geological Survey

http://www.usgs.gov/

National Park Service

http://www.nps.gov/

EEBWEB - Title Page

http://eebweb.arizona.edu/

The Butterfly Website

http://butterflywebsite.com/ *

Tom Volk's Fungi – Link doesn’t work. I’ll try and get a Fungi link later.

http://www.wisc.edu/botany/fungi/volkmyco.html

UofCal NP Flora & Fauna DB

http://ice.ucdavis.edu/nps/

Society of American Foresters Welcomes You

http://www.safnet.org/

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The Idaho Forest A Miracle at Work

http://www.idahoforests.org/

The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research

http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/

The World-Wide Web Virt. Lib. Forestry Pubs.

http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/Category/Publications/

USDA Forest Service - Forestry - Net Links

http://forestry.miningco.com/msub30.htm

Forestry - Welcome to the Mining Co.

http://forestry.miningco.com/

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Pacific NW Insect & Disease.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/ *

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St. Paul Field Office FS Div of State & Pvt. Forestry

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/ *

USDA Forest Service Home Page

http://www.fs.fed.us/

Forest Management Service Center

http://www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/

National Interagency Fire Center

http://www.nifc.gov/ *

Science Direct Digital Library & Search Site

http://www.sciencedirect.com/ *

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Bitterroot National Forest

http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bitterroot/ *

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Sawtooth National Forest Home Page

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/ *

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Salmon-Challis National Forest Home

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sc/

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Lewis and Clark Nat. Historic Trail home page

http://www.nps.gov/lecl/

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation

http://www.lewisandclark.org/

Pioneer Trail Research - Steve F. Russell

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/trails/res_tral.html

The Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Committee

http://www.lcsc.edu/lewis.clark/

Botany – About Dot Com *.

http://biology.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=botany&SUName=biology&TopNode=2982&type=1 *

Cal Photos **
They usually have similar (not always the exact) species as ours.

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/ **

Google Image Search **
Type in a scientific name (from other sites)  for plant photos.

http://images.google.com/ **

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Idaho Conservation Data Center**
Click on the Plants or Plant Types Link.

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/tech/CDC/ **

Idaho Mountain Wildflowers *
Plants near Sun Valley found over 6,0001 elev. Good list.

http://www.larkspurbooks.com/Latnames.html *
List is by Scientific Name. Alternatively click on Common Name or Plant Families links.

Landscaping with Native Plants of the Intermountain Region *

http://www.idahonativeplants.org/guides/LandscapingGuide.aspx *

Nature Serve Explorer – Species & Communities Database *
You’ll Normally want to click on the “Get Data” Link. **

http://www.natureserve.org/ **

Pacific Northwest Plant Links *

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr-botany/links.htm *

Plants of the Bitterroot N.F. *

http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/bitterroot/fwp/plant_index.htm *

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PLANTS National Database Home Page

http://plants.usda.gov/ *

Trees of The Pacific NW – A Key *

http://oregonstate.edu/trees/ *

Silvics of North America  - Good Info. on Forest Trees.

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm

Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Utah

http://bearriver.fws.gov/ *

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Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Home Page

http://www.r1.fws.gov/deer/

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GORP - Camas National Wildlife Refuge

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/id_camas.htm *

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GORP - Idaho National Wildlife Refuges

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/id.HTM

GORP - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

http://199.183.146.20/gorp/resource/us_nwr/or_malhe.htm

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GORP - US Wildlife Areas

http://199.183.146.20/gorp/resource/us_nwr/main.htm

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Grays Lake Ecosystem – USGS Site. *

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/grayslk/ *

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Idaho Fish & Wildlife Svc. Offices (Wildlife Refuges)

http://pacific.fws.gov/visitor/idaho.html *

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Idaho Fish and Game WMA's

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/wildlife/wma/ *

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Lodging in MT ~ Teller Wildlife Refuge

http://www.bitterroot.net/teller/lodging.html

Malheur Guide

http://donb.photo.net/malheur/

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge USFWS

http://www.r1.fws.gov/malheur/

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Montana (Fish & Wildlife Svc. Offices (NWR’s)

http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/mt1.html *

Refuge Addresses

http://refuges.fws.gov/NWRSFiles/General/RefugesAddress.html

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Pacific Region.

http://pacific.fws.gov/ *

Rec Birds newsgroup

news:rec.birds

USENET FAQs - rec.birds

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.birds/

GPS newsgroup

news:sci.geo.satellite-nav

Web Location:

http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/birdurls.htm *

Alt. Web Location: 2/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ible/files/Web_Links/ Select the BirdUrls.htm File.*

Last revised on web:

06/13/2006 01:55 AM Corrected Idaho related links. Others need to be checked.

Previously revised on web:

05/20/2005 21:30 PM

Home Page Location:

http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/

Contact:

*   Email is: ckeene41-b4 followed by an @ and then yahoo.com
(Cliff Keene, 1405 Tendoy Ave, Salmon, ID 83467)