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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.
http://www.egret.org/
BLM California Birding 
Checklists for 4 Bureau of Land Management sites in California.
http://www.ca.blm.gov/caso/birding.html
Badboy Birding 
Photos of birds from California and around the world by Stephen J. Davies.
http://www.badboybirding.com/
Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area) 
Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey.
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/BB_NCAL_01/
Birds West 
Bird news, owling tips, birder's guides, birding in Santa Clara, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties, photo and sketch galleries, and trip reports.
http://home.att.net/~redknot/
Birds of Elkhorn Slough 
Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs.
http://www.elkhornslough.org/birds1.htm
Birds of Prey 
Photos and information about raptors, Hawk Hill in Golden Gate NRA, Bay Area birds, and Point Reyes.
http://www.buteo.com/
Birds of the Imperial Valley 
Photos and tips for finding birds in the southeastern corner of California.
http://www.imperial.cc.ca.us/birds/
Butte County Birders 
Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting.
http://www.stormpages.com/buttebirders/
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.
http://www.sialia.com/s/calists.pl
Calbirds 
Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calbirds/
California Bird Songs 
Songs of 13 species, recorded at the Blodgett Forest Research Station near Georgetown.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2402/songs.html
California Hotspots 
Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts.
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/uscalifornia.htm
California Native Bird Gardening 
Information about common California birds and plants to attract them.
http://www.laspilitas.com/California_birds/California_birds.html
California Parrot Project 
Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles.
http://natureali.org/parrot_project/Parrot_Project.html
California Rare Bird Alerts 
Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California.
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/ca.html
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.
http://www.cvbirds.org/
Central Valley Birds 
An e-mail list for discussing the birds of California's Central Valley.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds
Cindy's Bird Pics 
Photos of California birds.
http://members.cruzio.com/~cinful/indexbirds.html
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.
http://folkbird.net/ebb/
Eastern Sierra Birds 
Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots.
http://esaudubon.org/birds/
Godwit Days 
Spring migration bird festival held in mid-April in Humboldt County.
http://www.godwitdays.com/
Kern County Birding 
Brief site guides to dozens of the county's best birding spots.
http://natureali.com/birding.htm
LACoBirds 
E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds
Luke Cole's Birding Pages 
Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S.
http://www.lukecole.com/Birds/Luke's%20birding%20page.htm
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.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/pelagics/
Monterey Birding Adventures 
Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos.
http://montereybirdingadventures.com/
Monterey County Birding 
Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders.
http://montereybay.com/creagrus/MTY.html
Orange County Birding 
Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding
Point Reyes Bird Observatory 
Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays.
http://www.prbo.org/
SBCobirding 
E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding
SFBirds 
E-mail group for birding in San Francisco.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBirds
SLOCoBirding 
E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding
San Diego County Bird Atlas 
Project, sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum, to produce distribution maps and interpretive text for over 200 breeding and 300 migratory bird species in San Diego County. Newsletters, checklist, and reporting forms.
http://www.sdnhm.org/research/birdatlas/
San Francisco Birding and Beyond 
Identification quiz, pelagic survival tips, rare bird descriptions, and trip reports.
http://home.pacbell.net/mweaton/Birding/Birding.html
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.
http://santacruzbirdclub.org/
Seawatching 
Brief guides to five sites in California to look for seabirds from land. Includes maps and species lists.
http://www.badbirdz.com/awatchIndex.htm
Sierra-NevadaBirds 
Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds
Spot 'n' Jot Birders Field Logs 
A field logbook for birders for recording names and number of birds spotted in addition to the date, location, companions, and weather.
http://www.spotnjot.com/
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.
http://www.towhee.net/
Ventana Wilderness Society 
Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research.
http://www.ventanaws.org/
Venturacobirding 
E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venturacobirding
Watchable Wildlife 
Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/watchable/
Wild On Wetlands Weekend 
Annual event held in March in the Central Valley near Los Banos.
http://www.losbanos.com/wow.htm
Yolo County Birding Guide 
Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html
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