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Watchable Wildlife - http://www.dfg.ca.gov/watchable/
Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers. |
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Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group - http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/
Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles. |
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Point Reyes Bird Observatory - http://www.prbo.org/
Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays. |
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Golden Gate Raptor Observatory - http://www.ggro.org/
Fall hawk watch near San Francisco. |
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Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery - http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/
High quality bird photos, mostly taken at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. |
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Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex - http://klamathbasinrefuges.fws.gov/
Official site of the Klamath Basin NWR, with visitor information, bird counts and sightings, tips for building blinds, and various areas for viewing. |
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Ventana Wilderness Society - http://www.ventanaws.org/
Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research. |
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Monterey County Birding - http://montereybay.com/creagrus/MTY.html
Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders. |
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San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory - http://www.sfbbo.org/
Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities. |
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Audubon Canyon Ranch - http://www.egret.org/
Preserve in Stinson Beach for the protection of nesting colonies of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. Volunteer and job opportunities, schedule of events, and publications. |
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Santa Cruz Bird Club - http://santacruzbirdclub.org/
Events, history, Monterey Bay Birders' e-mail group info, Central Coast Riparian Bird Conservation Project, Guide to Songs and Calls of Central Coast Birds, newsletter articles, local birding sites, bird reports, checklists, and gull ID. |
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Birds of Elkhorn Slough - http://www.elkhornslough.org/birds1.htm
Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs. |
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Joe Morlan's California Birding - http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/
Interactive map of California with birding statistics, sites, and other birding resources for all 58 California counties; recent rarities, photo gallery, mystery birds, and an identification reference list. |
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Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornithology - http://www.nhm.org/research/ornithology/
Research and holdings. |
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Godwit Days - http://www.godwitdays.com/
Spring migration bird festival held in mid-April in Humboldt County. |
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California Rare Bird Alerts - http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/ca.html
Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California. |
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Birds of Kern County, California: A Photo Checklist - http://natureali.org/KC_BIRDS.htm
Complete checklist of 431 species, includes many photos. |
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South Bay Birders Unlimited - http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links. |
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Shearwater Journeys - http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/
Pelagic trips, reports, and photos. |
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Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival - http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/kernriver/tvfest.htm
Annual event held in fall. Field trips, workshops, crafts, sports, and research. |
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SLOCoBirding - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/
E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds. |
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Venturacobirding - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venturacobirding/
E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County. |
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San Francisco Bay Area birds and nature blog - http://www.creekcats.com/birdblog/
Frequently updated posts focusing on birds and nature in or around the San Francisco Bay Area. |
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Towhee.net - http://www.towhee.net/
Harry Fuller's site with information about birding San Francisco, notes on specialty birds, report on a big year in 1998, history of US ornithology, and European trip reports. |
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California Hotspots - http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/uscalifornia.htm
Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts. |
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Tehachapi Mountains Birding Club - http://www.tmbc.info/
An independent birding club located in southern Sierras of California. Includes information on club meetings, field trips, local bird species, photos, and birding book reviews. |
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E-mail Groups for Birding in California - http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/emailmap.htm
Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists. |
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LACoBirds - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/
E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County. |
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California Parrot Project - http://natureali.org/parrot_project/Parrot_Project.html
Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles. |
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Orange County Birding - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/
Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links. |
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CA Birding Lists Digest - http://www.sialia.com/s/calists.pl
Compilation of 24 different California birding e-mail lists, organized by date, region, and list. Messages are archived for 30 days. |
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Wild On Wetlands Weekend - http://www.losbanos.com/wow.htm
Annual event held in March in the Central Valley near Los Banos. |
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Salton Sea International Bird Festival - http://www.imperialcounty.com/birdfest/
Annual event held in February in Imperial County. |
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Sierra-NevadaBirds - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/
Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada. |
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Birds West - http://home.att.net/~redknot/
Bird news, owling tips, birder's guides, birding in Santa Clara, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties, photo and sketch galleries, and trip reports. |
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Yolo County Birding Guide - http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html
Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species. |
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Northern California BirdBox - http://home.sprintmail.com/~awiner/
Rare bird alert, fall vagrant bird totals, and list of contributors. |
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Chico Birding - http://www.chicobirding.com
Weblog of birds seen in the Chico area arranged by season and location. Includes photos and directions to birdwatching sites. |
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East Bay Birders Circle - http://folkbird.net/ebb/
Birding in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties in the San Francisco Bay area. EBbird mailing list info and archives, rare bird alerts, yard lists, essays, list of wildlife rehabilitators. |
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SFBirds - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBirds/
E-mail group for birding in San Francisco. |
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Seeing Birds - http://blog.seeingbirds.com
Photos of several hundred species photographed by Ashok Khosla. |
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birdpost.com california checklist - http://www.birdpost.com/check_lists/2226
California Checklist with recent sightings and photos |
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California Condor Conservation - http://www.cacondorconservation.org/
Condor news, information, video, photos, blogs, newsletter, educational material, and bird profiles from U.S. and Mexican partners in the California Condor Recovery Program, a binational program built upon a foundation of private and public partnerships managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
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Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area) - http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/BB_NCAL_01/
Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey. |
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Luke Cole's Birding Pages - http://www.lukecole.com/Birds/Luke's%20birding%20page.htm
Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S. |