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Online Birdwatching and Supplementary ResourcesAnnotated Bibliography
Important Birding Related Websites
1) Birding On the Net - http://birdingonthe.net – allows searchable database of bird sighting listserv posts. Updated daily. Basically, a database of bird sightings from all around the country, including New Jersey.2) All About Birds - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds - online guide to birds, behaviors, general information and online field guide. Provided by Cornell labs of Columbia University.3) Cornell labs - http://www.birds.cornell.edu – one of the premier bird research centers in the world – at Columbia University, NYC.4) Birding - http://www.birding.com 5) Hawk Watch International - http://www.hawkwatch.org6) Nature Conservancy / New Jersey locations - http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newjersey - land conservation and environmental stewardship organization. Owns some unique preserved properties all over, many open to the public. Often runs environmental education and volunteer programs.7) Cape May Bird Observatory - http://www.birdcapemay.org – top notch birding research location and environmental/conservation/birding educational center. Holds programs, classes and talks on birding and related subjects. Excellent.8) America’s National Wildlife Refuge System - http://www.fws.gov/refuges - many great birding locations.9) Bird Perch - http://www.birdperch.com – online ‘pathfinder’ for all kinds of birding resources on the Internet. 19) eBird - http://ebird.org –
A) Very interesting resource. Record your daily sightings and locations online using their free tool and using Google maps to pinpoint the exact location. Compiles your data with other people to help improve citizen science as well as make a great resource for you!
20) Hawk Count! - http://hawkcount.org/ - daily updates on hawk watch counts, sightings and reports from around the nation.21) New Jersey Audubon - http://www.njaudubon.org/ - lots of great information related to New Jersey bird watching. Locations, sightings, conservation, etc.22) Voice of the NJ Audubon – bird sightings, collected and posted weekly - http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools.Net/Sightings/VoiceOf.aspx 23) NJ Audubon Rare Bird Alert - http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools.Net/Sightings/CapeMay.aspx OR call this number for a voice recording of bird sightings (warning: calls Cape May) 24) NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife - official count of all birds sighted in New Jersey - http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/chkbirds.htm
National / International Organizations1) National Audubon Society - http://www.audubon.org - 2) American Birding Association - http://www.americanbirding.org - 3) Hawk Migration Association of America - http://www.hmana.org - 4) Nature Conservancy - http://www.nature.org – described above.5) Sierra Club - http://www.sierraclub.org/ - environmental stewardship and conservation. One of the founding organizations of environmental conservation and awareness.
Magazines1) Birding – Published by the American Birding Association
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2) Audubon – Published by the Audubon Society3) NJ Audubon – more specific version of the last3) Bird Watcher’s Digest / http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com
Local Organizations1) New Jersey Audubon Society - http://www.njaudubon.org – NJ chapter of the Audubon Society / lots of great information / first stop for information sources.2) Sussex County Bird Club – http://www.sussexcountybirdclub.org – quality bird club of Sussex County. Monthly meetings, events, programs and sightings reports.3) Friends of the Great Swamp – http://www.friendsofgreatswamp.org/
197 Pleasant Plains RoadBasking Ridge NJ 07920
973–425–9510Hours: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday
4) Scherman-Hoffman – local Audubon center that includes programs, events, and educational resources.
11 Hardscrabble RoadBernardsville, NJ 07924
(908) 766-5787Fax (908) 766-7775
E-mail: [email protected]
5) Monmouth County Audubon Society- http://www.monmouthaudubon.org/
6) Friends of Garret MountainContact??
Birding Books – ones I’ve chosen that stand out**all call numbers refer to Hoboken Library holdings, unless otherwise noted
Memoirs, Fiction and History1) Of a feather : a brief history of American birding - Weidensaul, Scott.
- 598 WEI2) Season at the Point: The Birds and Birders of Cape May – Connor, Jack. 3) All things reconsidered : my birding adventures -Peterson, Roger Tory.4) Tales of a low-rent birder Dunne, Pete, 1951-5) More tales of a low-rent birder Dunne, Pete, 1951-6) Of a feather : a brief history of American birding
598 WEI
General Field GuidesThere are lots of field guides, which all have their merits. The following guides happen to be my personal
favorites.1) The Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America Sibley, David, 1961-
- 598.072347 SIB 2) A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America (Peterson guide series) Peterson, Roger Tory, 20083) Pete Dunne’s Essential Field Guide Companion
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598 DUN
Home Habitat / Feeder / Bird House1) Stokes bird gardening book : the complete guide to creating a bird-friendly
habitat in your backyard Stokes, Donald W.
2) The complete birdhouse book : the easy guide to attracting nesting birds Stokes, Donald W.
3) The hummingbird book : the complete guide to attracting, identifying, and enjoying hummingbirds Stokes, Donald W.
4) The bird feeder book : an easy guide to attracting, identifying, and understanding your feeder birds Stokes, Donald W.
Specialized1) Gulls of the Americas
Howell, Steve N.G. and Dunn, Jon.2) Shorebirds of North America : the photographic guide Paulson, Dennis R.3) Shorebirds : an identification guide to the waders of the world Hayman, Peter.4) Hawks in flight : the flight identification of North American migrant raptors Dunne, Pete, 1951-5) A field guide to hawks of North America Clark, William S., 1937- (Peterson Field Guides)6) Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors In Flight
by Jerry Liguori (Author), David Sibley (Foreword)
Audio Resources1) Birding by ear [sound recording] : a guide to bird-song identification : Eastern2) A field guide to bird songs of eastern and central North America [sound
recording] Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.
3) Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern Regiona. Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes and Elliot Lang
4) Cornell Labs Online Resouce – AllAboutBirdsa. http://www.allaboutbirds.org
Visual Resources Audubon Society's videoguide to the birds of North America.
Location Resources1) NJ Audubon website birding site descriptions - http://www.njaudubon.org/sites/ http://www.njaudubon.org/Conservation/IBBA/BirdAreas.html http://www.njaudubon.org/Conservation/IBBA/BirdingAreas.html 2) Birding.com resources on New Jersey -
http://www.birding.com/wheretobird/newjersey.asp 3) A guide to bird finding in New Jersey
Boyle, William J.a. A wonderful book and essential for anyone birding in New Jersey. Its great for
reference and for general knowledge too!
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Equipment ResourcesScherman-Hoffman / Audubon
11 Hardscrabble RoadBernardsville, NJ 07924(908) 766-5787Fax (908) 766-7775
E-mail: [email protected]
Events1) Hoffman Center for Conservation and Environmental Education
a. http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/Scherman/ b. 11 Hardscrabble Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924(908) 766-5787Fax (908) 766-7775
2) New Jersey Nature Conservancy a. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newjersey/events/
3) Sussex County Bird Cluba. http://www.sussexbirdclub.org/
4) Paulagics – boat trips on the oceana. http://www.paulagics.com/schedule.html b. See Life Paulagics
P.O. Box 161Green Lane, PA 18054215-234-6805
c. [email protected] 5) Friends of the Great Swamp
a. http://www.friendsofgreatswamp.org/ b. 197 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge NJ 07920c. 973–425–9510
6) Cape May Bird Observatorya. http://www.birdcapemay.org/ b. ***look around the website, lots of classes, events, nature walks, tours, etc.c.
The Northwood Center701 East Lake DrivePO Box 3Cape May Point, NJ 08212609.884.2736
d. [email protected] 7) Sandy Hook Bird Observatory
a. http://www.njaudubon.org/Calendar/CalSHBO.html b. PO Box 553
Building 20Hartshorne DriveFort Hancock, NJ 07732
c. (732) 872-2500d. [email protected]
8) Meadowlands Commission
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a. One DeKorte Park Plaza - Lyndhurst, NJ - 07071 - P: 201-460-1700b. http://www.meadowblog.net/ c. http://www.njmeadowlands.gov/
Hawk Watching Sites – Official / non-official1) Sandy Hook - http://www.njaudubon.org/centers/SHBO/ 2) Raccoon Ridge - http://www.njaudubon.org/sites/hwracc.html 3) Sunrise Mountain - http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/stokes.html 3) Scott’s Mountain - http://www.njaudubon.org/Sites/scottshw.html 4) Cape May - http://www.njaudubon.org/Sites/hwcmbo.html 5) Montclair - http://www.njaudubon.org/Sites/hwmont.html 6) Chimney Rock - http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~magarell/chimney_rock/ 7) Sparta Mountain - http://www.njskylands.com/pksparmt.htm 8) Kittatinny Mountain - http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools2.Net/IBBA/SiteDetails.aspx?sk=3110 - 9) Wildcat Ridge - http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm 10) Stateline Hawk Watch - http://www.njpalisades.org/hawks.htm 11) Duke Farms - http://www.dukefarms.org/ 12) Garrett Mountain - http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools2.Net/IBBA/SiteDetails.aspx?sk=3156 ***Hawk Mountain, PA - http://www.hawkmountain.org/
Bird Sighting Resources1) Jersey birds listserv - http://www.princeton.edu/~llarson/njb/jbird.html 2) Birdingonthenet – http://birdingonthe.net/ - archive of bird sighting list servs from around the county and world.
- Visit the following link for the archives of the JerseyBirds listerv -http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBD.html (best place to find up to date NJ sightings reports)
3) Cape May Rare bird alert – website + hotline - http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools.Net/Sightings/CapeMay.aspx 4) Voice of New Jersey Audubon – http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools.Net/Sightings/VoiceOf.aspx5) Meadowlands Commission Blog - http://www.meadowblog.net/ Blogs and Fun Resources1) The Leica Birding Blog - http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/leica/index.htm2) Woodcreeper - http://www.woodcreeper.com/ - great blog / gives you an updated daily predictions and results of weather as it relates to how good bird movement will be. Creator also uses radar imaging to track bird movements! Links up with the “Birding Forecast” blog.3) Cape May Bird - http://www.birdcapemay.org 4) Birding Forecast (on Cape May Bird website, created by the creator of Woodcreeper) - http://www.birdcapemay.org/forecast.shtml - gives a weekly forecast on bird movements based on interpreted weather patterns and radar imaging.5) Duke Farms Eagle Cam!
- http://www.dukefarms.org/Stewardship/WildlifeCams/eagle-cam/
Birding Competitions and Science Events1) World Series of Birding
a. Yearly NJ event where teams raise money for conservation by taking 24 hours to find as many species as possible all around the state.
b. http://www.birdcapemay.org/wsob.shtml 2) Christmas Count
a. Yearly events across the Americas to make a census of bird populations. Has been going on for over 100 years! Audubon Society facilitated.
b. http://www.audubon.org/Bird/cbc/ 5
3) Backyard Counta. Newer annual bird count of your backyard birds. b. http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
4) Bird-a-Thona. National-wide annual event to raise money for conservation through the Audubon
Society. Competition to find as many species as possible. b. http://www.audubon.org/bird/birdathon/
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