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» Joe Morlan's California Birding   - Interactive map of California with birding statistics, sites, and other birding resources for all 58 California counties; recent rarities, photo gallery, mystery birds, and an identification reference list.




» Aleutian Goose Festival - Annual event held in March in Del Norte County.




» Audubon Canyon Ranch - Preserve in Stinson Beach for the protection of nesting colonies of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. Volunteer and job opportunities, schedule of events, and publications.




» Bird Friends Of Lake Murry and San Diego County - Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds; brief descriptions of hot spots.




» Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area) - Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey.




» Birding Sonoma Valley - Local birding news and events for the Sonoma area.




» birdpost.com california checklist - California Checklist with recent sightings and photos




» Birds of Elkhorn Slough - Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs.




» Birds of Kern County, California: A Photo Checklist - Complete checklist of 431 species, includes many photos.




» Birds of Orange County, California - Collection of annotated slides.




» Birds of the Imperial Valley - Photos and tips for finding birds in the southeastern corner of California.




» Birds West - Bird news, owling tips, birder's guides, birding in Santa Clara, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties, photo and sketch galleries, and trip reports.




» Butte County Birders - Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting.




» CA Birding Lists Digest - Compilation of 24 different California birding e-mail lists, organized by date, region, and list. Messages are archived for 30 days.




» Calbirds - Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California.




» California Bird Records Committee - California bird lists, annual reports, and photo gallery.




» California Bird Songs - Songs of 13 species, recorded at the Blodgett Forest Research Station near Georgetown.




» California Condor Conservation - Condor news, information, video, photos, blogs, newsletter, educational material, and bird profiles from U.S. and Mexican partners in the California Condor Recovery Program, a binational program built upon a foundation of private and public partnerships managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.




» California Hotspots - Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts.




» California Native Bird Gardening - Information about common California birds and plants to attract them.




» California Parrot Project - Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles.




» California Partners in Flight - Bird conservation projects.




» California Rare Bird Alerts - Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California.




» Central Valley Bird Club - Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, field trips, and lists of birds by county.




» Central Valley Birds - An e-mail list for discussing the birds of California's Central Valley.




» Chanslor Wetlands Wildlife Project - Preserve in Bodega Bay. Bird count results.




» Chico Birding - Weblog of birds seen in the Chico area arranged by season and location. Includes photos and directions to birdwatching sites.




» Cindy's Bird Pics - Photos of California birds.




» Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas - Maps of breeding birds in Contra Costa County.




» Cosumnes River Preserve Bird List - Graphical checklist with species abundance by month. [PDF]




» East Bay Birders Circle - Birding in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties in the San Francisco Bay area. EBbird mailing list info and archives, rare bird alerts, yard lists, essays, list of wildlife rehabilitators.




» East Bay Nature - Store with backyard birding tips and bird walks.




» Eastern Sierra Birds - Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots.




» E-mail Groups for Birding in California - Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists.




» Godwit Days - Spring migration bird festival held in mid-April in Humboldt County.




» Golden Gate Raptor Observatory - Fall hawk watch near San Francisco.




» Kern County Birding - Brief site guides to dozens of the county's best birding spots.




» Kern County Birding Localities - Descriptions of dozens of the best local spots.




» Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival - Annual event held in fall. Field trips, workshops, crafts, sports, and research.




» Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex - Official site of the Klamath Basin NWR, with visitor information, bird counts and sightings, tips for building blinds, and various areas for viewing.




» LACoBirds - E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County.




» Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornithology - Research and holdings.




» Luke Cole's Birding Pages - Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S.




» Marin County Birding - Top 7 birding areas in Marin County.




» Mitch Heindel's Miscellaneous Matters - Southern California pelagic and other photos; pelagic trip schedule; photo quizzes; and checklists for Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington Drain, and Banning Park.




» Mono Lake Bird Sightings - Recent sightings from the Mono Basin and nearby Eastern Sierra.




» Monterey Birding Adventures - Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos.




» Monterey County Birding - Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders.




» Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival - Annual event held in mid-January. Program, registration, brochures, bird lists, and photos.




» Mostly Birds - A gallery of bird photographs, mostly from California, by Larry Selman of Santa Cruz.




» National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklists - Seasonal checklists for 36 refuges in California.




» Northern California BirdBox - Rare bird alert, fall vagrant bird totals, and list of contributors.




» Orange County Birding - Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links.




» Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery - High quality bird photos, mostly taken at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.




» Placer County Birding Hotspots - Site guides with maps and checklist.




» Point Reyes Bird Observatory - Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays.




» Salton Sea International Bird Festival - Annual event held in February in Imperial County.




» San Diego County Birds and Butterflies - Rare bird alert, checklist, photo gallery, and links.




» San Diego Field Ornithology - Rare bird report archive and links.




» San Francisco Bay Area birds and nature blog - Frequently updated posts focusing on birds and nature in or around the San Francisco Bay Area.




» San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory - Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities.




» San Francisco Birding and Beyond - Identification quiz, pelagic survival tips, rare bird descriptions, and trip reports.




» Santa Cruz Bird Club - Events, history, Monterey Bay Birders' e-mail group info, Central Coast Riparian Bird Conservation Project, Guide to Songs and Calls of Central Coast Birds, newsletter articles, local birding sites, bird reports, checklists, and gull ID.




» Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group - Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles.




» SBCobirding - E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands.




» Seeing Birds - Photos of several hundred species photographed by Ashok Khosla.




» SFBirds - E-mail group for birding in San Francisco.




» Shearwater Journeys - Pelagic trips, reports, and photos.




» Sierra-NevadaBirds - Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada.




» SLOCoBirding - E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds.




» South Bay Birders Unlimited - Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links.




» Tehachapi Mountains Birding Club - An independent birding club located in southern Sierras of California. Includes information on club meetings, field trips, local bird species, photos, and birding book reviews.




» Tom Grey's Bird Pictures - Digiscoped photos from the Stanford area.




» Towhee.net - Harry Fuller's site with information about birding San Francisco, notes on specialty birds, report on a big year in 1998, history of US ornithology, and European trip reports.




» Ventana Wilderness Society - Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research.




» Venturacobirding - E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County.




» Watchable Wildlife - Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers.




» Wild On Wetlands Weekend - Annual event held in March in the Central Valley near Los Banos.




» Yolo County Birding Guide - Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species.