Interesting Links & Information

N.B., These are external links beyond the control of S.A.S.
They are listed here as convenience for web-surfing birders. We hope you enjoy them.
Links checked November 8, 2007

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Of Local Interest Non-profit sites.
 Audubon Canyon Ranch - Heronry and nature preserves north of San Francisco. Co-sponsered by S.A.S.
Bird Migration & Conservation - Chris Otahal's web site
 Birds of Stanford - Recommended by Robin.
 Committee for Green Foothills
 Common Murre Restoration Project - The Common Murre Restoration Project is a comprehensive seabird restoration effort aimed at enhancing depleted seabird populations in central California, specifically those of the common murre (Uria aalge).
  Digibird - Interesting digital photos of San Mateo birdwatcher/photographer, George Raiche.
 Friends of Bayfront Park
 Golden Gate Audubon Society - Chapter for San Francisco and Oakland.
 Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve - We traditionally have a field trip here each spring.
 Joe Morlan's California Birding Pages - Joe Morlan's web site has a wonderful feature titled "California Birding" with a wealth of information on local birding locations and nature-oriented organizations and agencies. All of this is along with interesting information on Joe's publications, classes, etc.
 League for Coastside Protection - Political Action
 Mid-penninsula Regional Open Space District - Park information & maps, too!
 Mount Diablo Intrepretive Association
 Peninsula Humane Society - They need volunteers to help care for baby birds.
 Point Reyes Bird Observatory - Check out their many interesting links.
 Santa Cruz Bird Club
 Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
 San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
 San Francisco State University, Sierra Nevada Campus - Courses on birds and nature.
 Save the Bay - Save San Francisco Bay
 Yuba Pass/Sierra Valley - Downloadable Checklist

Bird Festivals
Aleutian Goose Festival
Central Valley Birding Symposium
Godwit Days Humboldt County
International Migratory Bird Day
Los Banos Wild on Wetlands
Kern River Valley Nature Festivals
Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
San Francisco Flyway Festival
Sandhill Crane Festival
Western Field Ornithologists - For information regarding the 2008 WFO Conference to be held in San Mateo, CA, October 9-12 please click on: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php


A Broader Venue Non-profit sites.
Bird Source - "Birding with a Purpose" A joint project of Audubon and Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
California Audubon - "The homepage for California Audubon. It has our link, and is a pretty nice page."
NAS - National Audubon Society
BLW - Bird Links to the World. "This is probably the most complete listing of bird links there is."
NABBS - North American Breeding Bird Survey. "Survey data, maps, bird photos, ID tips--a great site!"
Optics For Birding - Ed Mathew's Optics For Birding, page has everything you would ever want to know about birding optics, and then some.
Plumage and Molt Terminology - by Ron Pittaway of Ontario Bird Ornithologists
Windows On Nature - Fabulous photographs! Birds, butterflys and more. Emphasis on Texas.


Useful Sites Not specifically bird related.
Bay Area Hiker - Hiking trails and great photos.
Get Outside - the Bay Area Naturally, by Alison Hill, S.F. Gate.


Commercial Links
S.A.S. does not endorse these commercial sites.
They are listed because they do provide quality, free information that may be of interest to our fellow birders.
The Global Bird Photos Collection - Author and photographer Donald E. Waite offers these wonderful bird photographs.
NAS CDROM - National Audubon Society field guides and CD-ROM Information at Random House.
Peterson - Peterson Online. Information on birding CD-ROM and the Peterson series of books.
David Sibley - web site for the bird guide author, includes gallery, notes, interviews. Or read his blog.


Other Information For your reference.
Northern California Birdbox (415) 681-7422  This automated voice mailbox system replaces the former Rare Bird Alert. Sponsered by the Golden Gate Audubon chapter this system allows you to listen to the latest reports by area birders and/or to leave your own message detailing your sighting. Caution: if you don't like "voice mail" and its attendant button pressings, you won't like this either.

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