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Resources for Birders
Birdwatching Basics, by Jim Cox
Wings Over Florida Junior Birder Program
Student
Resources and Teacher Resources
Wings Over Florida Birding Certificate
Program
*North Florida Birds – recent postings
from local birders about birds seen in our area!
Florida Birding Trail
St.
Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Established
in 1931 to provide extensive wintering habitat for migratory
birds and waterfowl.
Owl Links
The
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
On-line Field Guides
e-Nature.com
on-line Field Guides
USGS Tools for Learning About Birds
The Cornell On-line Bird Field Guide
Ducks at a Distance
A waterfowl
identification guide
Birds of North America Online
This exceptional guide requires a $40 annual subscription but is well worth it for the serious birder.
Bird Checklists and Classification
Bird Checklist: St. Marks National Wildlife
Refuge
277 species
of birds at
St. Marks
Checklist of Florida's 480 Birds
Birds of the World -- Avian Taxonomy
There
are about 30 orders of birds, about 180 families, and about 2,000
genera with 10,000 species.
Local Birding and Wildlife Festivals
Pinewoods Bird Festival at the historic Pebble Hill Plantation, Saturday
April 14th
Wakulla Birding and Wildlife Festival at Wakulla Springs State Park, April
19th - 21nd
Backyard Birds
Create a Refuge for Wildlife
Nest
box plans, etc.
Birdseed Preferences
Sandy's
Super Suet Recipe
First Aide for Wild Birds & Rescuing
Orphaned Baby Birds
Bird Fun for Kids
Online field guides to the birds at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
These PowerPoint slide shows contain original artwork and poems about
the birds they identifed and learned about by fourth graders at Hartsfield, Astoria Park, Ruediger and Oakridge Elementary Schools in Leon County, Florida. Funded by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Kid Wings (This is great stuff!)
Virtual owl pellet dissection and more.
Create a Bird!
How to Draw a Bird
Bird I.D. Quiz
Bird Concentration
Resources For Teachers
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Sleuth Curriculum
Journey North
Track
migratory birds and animals to their northern nesting grounds
Elementary Education Resource – Biology,
Birds
Birds and Science, Audubon Society
Introduction to the Aves
International Migratory Bird Day
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