RELATED AND RECOMMENDED LINKS

Warbler Pages
Home page of Kyle Carlsen, teen birder. Trip reports, birding tips, and bird photography. Editor's Choice!

U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets & Public Announcements
Travel warnings, public announcements and consular information sheets published by the U.S. Department of State. Know before you go.

Worldtwitch.com
Are you a serious lister looking to add a particular species of bird to your list? Check out this website, where rare bird reports abound. Filled with great information, including message boards where you can post what you're looking for, whether you're looking for a companion to join you on the search, or basic travel information.

Backyard Wildlife Habitat
A guide to creating and maintaining a backyard wildlife habitat. My own yard is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a backyard wildlife habitat, and I found this site to be both helpful and informative.

The Northern India Bird Network
A gorgeous site with photos, ID help, sightings and much more.

Great Pikes Peak Birding Trail
The Great Pikes Peak Birding Trail, a program of the Aiken Audubon Society in Colorado Springs, is modeled after the successes of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail and Great Florida Birding Trail Systems. This Colorado driving-to-hiking trail will make it easy for travelers who enjoy birding to find the best birding-viewing sites in the region. The Trail encompasses El Paso, Pueblo, Teller, Park and Fremont counties.

Robert Winkler, Nature Writer
Essays on birds (eagles, owls, warblers, bird songs) other animals, walking, and the natural landscape. Also nature art, links, quotes, book reviews, outdoor photography articles.

Salt Grass Flats
A beautifully designed site with photographs, information and site guides about the Texas Gulf Coast. Well worth a visit!

Birdtours
A marvelous site with over 400 trip reports from birding destinations in all corners of the world.

Eagle's View Bed and Breakfast
A bird and birder-friendly bed and breakfast on the northern Oregon coast. Highly recommended by the editor!

Field-birding.com Nature Store
Visit the newly-opened Field-birding.com nature store for books, optics, gifts and other nature-related items.

Thayer Birding Software
Editor's Choice! There are free checklists for every State and Province here at: http://thayerbirding.com/chklstmap.htm The site also describes the #1 rated Birding CD-ROM for North America.

Where to Bird
Discover the top birding "Hot Spots", print out free checklists and discover the best birding web sites for each area. Where To Bird has a separate page devoted to each State and Province as well as many foreign countries.

Travelingbirder.com
Meet friendly birdwatchers and enjoy warm hospitality the next time you travel! This hospitality exchange club offers birdwatchers a unique, low-cost and convenient travel alternative.

Birdingpal.com
Are you headed off to bird in an area you've never been before? Would you like a local birder to show you around? Are you willing to guide other birders who come to visit your area? Visit birdingpal.com.

Birding America
A visually stunning site with birding trip reports and photos from 20 states and provinces. This one is a must-visit site!

Birdnotes.net
This is a site devoted to accurate information about birds in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. You can enter and maintain your own trip lists or yard lists, read lists from others, and investigate site guides written by local birders.

The Virtual Birder
Provides identification quizzes and information, interviews, photographs and prize drawings.

National Birding Hotline Cooperative
A compilation of shared information from North American birding hotlines and e-mail lists.

Optics for Birding
A noncommercial site designed to educate those who want to buy optics (binoculars and spotting scopes) so that they can make informed buying decisions.

Birding.com
Answers to your birding questions, birding around the country and around the world. Want to know where the best birding spots are? Looking for a checklist of the birds in your area? Need information on optics, books or feeders? Visit Birding.com.

American Birding Association
North America's largest membership organization for active birders. ABA provides leadership to field birders by increasing their knowledge, skills and enjoyment of birding, and by contributing to bird conservation.