The Columbia, Missouri chapter of the Audubon Society — serving Audrain, Boone, Cooper, Howard, Monroe & Randolph Counties
Links
- National Audubon Society
- Missouri Audubon Council
- Audubon Missouri
- Audubon Society of Missouri
- River Bluffs Audubon Society, Jefferson City, Missouri
- St. Louis Audubon
- Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, Springfield, Missouri
- Other National Audubon Chapters
BIRD BIOLOGY AND POPULATION MONITORING
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology You can hear samples from "Bird Songs of Alaska," the latest audio guide from the Cornell Lab's Library of Sounds.
- Bird Source
- Bird Monitoring in North America Includes Breeding Bird Survey, Christmas Bird Count, Banding Data, and other bird counts.
- Breeding Population Estimates for 10 duck species, graphs for 1955-96
- Pautuxent Wildlife Research Center
- Migration Maps of Neotropical Migrants of North America
- Partners in Flight
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Includes a downloadable PDF version of the Partners In Flight newsletter!
- 1998 North American Ornithological Conference , St. Louis, Missouri, April 6-12, 1998 -- abstracts from papers presented at the conference are available.
- BIRDNET : The Ornithological Information Source. Presented by the Ornithological Council. Includes links to Association of Field Ornithologists, American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Wilson Ornithological Society, Colonial Waterbirds Society, Pacific Seabird Group, and the Raptor Research Fund.
- Follow the progress of migrating waterfowl through Wild Wings
- Learn about declining bird populations from the Watchlist
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Birds
- Washington University NetVet - Wild Birds
- Shorebird Migration Maps
- Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
- Office of Migratory Bird Management
- Ornithology Web Site
- Report bird bands and/or neck collars read while birding to BBL@nbs.gov
- Bird Banding Codes (abbreviations of bird names)
- Missouri Bird Sightings It provides a means for Missouri birders to post sightings electronically, by way of an online checklist, and to see what birds have been sighted where within a calendar year in the state of Missouri
- Where to bird in Missouri
- Maps for birding areas near St. Louis
- Birding Missouri from the Audubon Society of Missouri
- MOBIRDS listserv -- discussion list dealing with birding in Missouri The most recent posts are archived .
- Missouri Bird Records Committee reporting form
- Missouri Bird Alert , 573-445-9115
- Birdingonthe.Net Birding for the 21st Century
- Surfbirds.com World Birding News
- birding.com
- Bird Songs
- wildbirds.com
- Suggestions for documenting birds
- American Birding Association (ABA)
- Neotropical Bird Club
- Global Birding Pal Club The next time you travel, you can find a local birder who will show you around. You can also meet traveling birders who are interested in your area.
- Checklist of North American Birds, 7th edition
- How to update your field guide to reflect species name changes since publication of the National Geographic Field Guide in 1987.
- Searchable index of English, scientific, and Spanish bird names
- Missouri Waterfowl and Habitat Survey
- Electronic Resources on Ornithology -- includes information on birding in Canada, the U.S., Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, the Far East, and Africa. Also includes commercial sites.
- Northern Michigan Birding -- great information on identification, etc.
- Birding -- The Mining Company
- Birder Home Page
- Birdwatching Dot Com -- includes tips, stories, optics, and free download of BirdBrain Jr. for McIntosh
- Peterson Online Includes downloadable game from the Peterson CD-ROM.
- Audubon Society of Missouri Bird Identification Workshops
- Better View Desired and Optics for Birding Reviews of optical equipment.
- The Breeding Bird Survey has a game to help you learn breeding ranges of North American birds. You need graphics capability to play.
- Ducks at a Distance pamphlet is available on the Northern Prairie Science Center page.
- Virtual Birder
- The Virtual Bird
- Bird Images Gallery
- Fuglesku/Birdwatch
- Internet Flyway
- Missouri Votes Conservation
- Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
- Missouri Coalition for the Environment
- The National Wildlife Refuge System is in a state of crisis. Full color report available in PDF format. Ornithological Society of North America newsletter
- The Rainforest Alliance ECO-OK Coffee Certification Program and more information and links on the connection between coffee and migratory birds
- Cats Indoors: Safer Birds and Cats
- Horseshoe Crabs & Shorebirds: A Victory for Crabs , Delaware Bay Home Page: Horseshoe Crab Crisis Update
- U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
- Teaming With Wildlife
- Sierra Club Voter Education Project
- League of Conservation Voters
- Project Vote Smart 1-800-622-SMAR
- Defenders of Wildlife -- Conservation Programs: Birds
- The Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory -- Birds
- Missouri Chip Mill Page
- Bibliography on Birds and Birding - includes reference material dealing with birds in Missouri, a bibliography put together by the Smithsonian Institution, a review article on choosing field guides, and information on ornithology texts at the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia
- Bird Identification Tips
- eNature.com - On-line field guides to birds, butterflies, fish, reptiles, etc.
- Nearctica - Natural History, Conservation, Environment, Education, Family, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, Commerce, Organizations
- Management and Conservation of Grassland/Prairie Birds : Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds
- Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Annual Report: 1998
- Index to the following bird periodicals : Birding, Birder's World, WildBird, Living Bird, Birdwatcher's Digest
- Bird Flight
- Gull Identification
- The Birds of North America - The BNA home page includes information on the series and excerpts from several completed life histories. The University of Missouri - Columbia subscribes to the series. Completed life histories may be found on the first floor reference section and at the reference desk. The call number is REF QL 681 .B625. Life histories of individual species can be purchased from Buteo Books (1-800-722-2460) for $7.50 each, plus shipping.
- Paul McKenzie's The Finer Points of Identification from the Audubon Society of Missouri journal, The Bluebird
- The Birdwatcher's Dictionary by Peter Weaver (1981)
- Gollop, J.B., T.W. Barry and E.H. Iversen. 1986. Eskimo Curlew -- A Vanishing Species?
- Abstracts from the Workshop on Neotropical Bird Conservation
- Introduction to the Aves : Fossil Record, Life History and Ecology, Systematics, More on Morphology
- Interpretive Birding Bulletin
- A Bibliography of Ornithology
- Patterns of Population Change in Birds
- Links of interest to teachers and students are found in the Columbia Audubon Society's Activities Page along with information on how to request personal assistance from CAS members for your class and environmental education materials available for loan to teachers in our 6-county area.
- Missouri State Parks
- Missouri Department of Conservation - includes Atlas of Missouri
- Great Outdoor Recreation Page - Birding
- Color Landform Atlas of the U.S. (state maps)
- National Park Service - site also has information on volunteering in the parks
- National Wildlife Refuge System
- Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge (our adopted refuge)
- Backyard Birding - the ASM website includes features to help attract birds to your yard under the education tab.
- Project FeederWatch - Read a report on the 1 993-94 redpoll invasion for an example of the valuable research you can contribute to by studying the birds in your backyard.
- Wild Birds Unlimited FeederCam - New photo from their bird feeder available every 3 minutes from dawn to dusk, Eastern Time.
- Nest Box Shareware for Windows - Demo, AOL software library
- Backyard Birding Problems - U.S. Fish & Wildlife brochure
- Attract Birds to Your Yard
- Birds Birds Birds
MISSOURI STATE BIRD - EASTERN BLUEBIRD
- Index to Sibley Guide to Birds
- Index to both National Geographic Field Guide and Sibley Guide to Birds
- Gallery of historic bird illustrations
- Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc.
- The full report of the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is available on the Internet. Printed copies of the survey are available by calling the Service's Publications Unit at 304-876-7203.
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