Resources on the Web

There is a wealth of material for birders on the Web. Listed below are a variety of websites that will educate, entertain, and enhance the birding experience of everyone from the novice to the expert (suggestions for additions to the list are always welcome). 

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North Carolina Organizations

Audubon Society of Forsyth County

Bluebirders of Wake County

Burlington Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Raptor Center

North Carolina Audubon Society

North Carolina Bluebird Society

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park

T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society

for other NC Audubon chapters, click here


National Organizations

American Birding Association

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

National Audubon Society

Pautuxent Wildlife Research Center
North Carolina Birding Guides

NC Birding Hot Spots

NC Birding Trail

NC Important Bird Areas (IBA)
Local Birding Guides

Birds of the Raleigh Buckeye Trail

Charlotte Area Birding

Finding birds in Guilford County (on this site)

Forsyth County Birding Spots

Triangle Birder's Guide

Tips on finding individual species can also be found in 
Birds of North Carolina: Their Distribution and Abundance.

Regional Birding Events

Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival (VA)

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Birding (VA)

New River Birding and Nature Festival (WV)

Santee Birding and Nature Festival (SC)

Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage(TN)

Wings over Water (NC)


Learning About Birds/Identifying Birds

All About Birds (from Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

Birding.com

Birdzilla.com

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

David Allen Sibley's Website

eNature Field Guide

The Life of Birds

NatureInstruct

Nature Songs

Whatbird.com
Birds in Your Backyard

Audubon Backyard Habitat Tips

Backyard Birding (National Geographic)

FAQ's About Birds

Stokes Birding at Home
Care for Injured Birds

Carolina Raptor Center

Licensed Rehabilitator List (NC Wildlife Resources Commission) 

Piedmont Wildlife Rehab

Wildlife Rehabilitation
Getting Involved/Citizen Science

Celebrate Urban Birds

Christmas Bird Count

eBird

The Great Backyard Bird Count

HawkCount

Project FeederWatch

Rare Bird Report Form (NC and SC)

NestWatch

More Information for Birders

Birding Binocular Reviews and Ratings (All Best Binoculars)

Bird Bath Information

Bird Feeding (Wild Birds Unlimited)

Birding Ethics from ABA

Understanding Optics (Eagle Optics) ​