Links to a variety of organizations and interests.
Links verified 9/25/03

Society and Organization Web Sites:
National Audubon Society Lists Affiliated Web Sites
Yukon Bird Club Birding up North
Capitol Area Audubon Society - Michigan's Capitol Audubon Society
Genesee Audubon Society - Genesee County, Michigan
Jackson Audubon Society - Jackson, Michigan
Southeast Michigan Birding
Muskegon County Nature Club
Michigan Birding - Lots of links about Michigan birding
Minnesota Ornithological Union (MOU) Check out the Distribution Maps
American Birding Association
Birding Code of Ethics from the ABA
Michigan Audubon Society Lists Michigan Audubon Affiliated Societies and Michigan Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries
Partners in Flight  Improvement of monitoring and inventory, research, management, and education programs involving birds and their habitats
Indiana Audubon Society - birding locations, Bird Alerts
American Bird Conservancy
Northern Michigan Birding
National Birdfeeding Society
Land Conservancy of West Michigan working to preserve natural land and open spaces in seven West Michigan counties.
Holland Audubon Club, Holland, MI
Friends of Ottawa County Parks, Ottawa County, MI

Birding Research:
Christmas Bird Count at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Audubon Christmas Bird Count Home Page
Audubon CBC Data Selection Page
Michigan CBC and NAMC Home Page
USGS Northern Prairie Research Center - birds, animals and plants of the prairie
Birdsource - Home page for Great Backyard Bird Count, Project Feeder Watch, Christmas Bird Count, other Citizen Science projects
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
US Fish & Wildlife Service Shorebird Page
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Lots of Interesting Bird Research
Songs and Calls of New York State Birds Sound Clips of eastern North American birds
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory Home Page
Rouge River Bird Observatory 
USGS National Wildlife Health Center - searchable database and many links

Doves:
Songbird Protection Coalition - Oppose Dove Hunting in Michigan
Committee to Restore Dove Shooting Ban

Michigan Legislators:
Michigan House of Representatives - Find your Representative
Michigan Senate - Find Your Senator
Michigan Legislature Page - Info on Bills, Committees, etc.
Governor Granholm - Share Your Opinion

Avian Mortality at Communication Towers:
FLAP -- Fatal Light Awareness Program
Tower Kill Summary in the US
An Annotated Bibliography of Bird Kills at Towers and Lighted Buildings
Topics from the USFWS Office of Migratory Bird Management
American Bird Conservancy
Endangered Kirtland's Warbler Killed at South Carolina Communication Tower

Birding Information and Bird Alerts:
Birding on the Web This is an especially comprehensive listing of resources!
Saginaw Bay Birding - Local Thumb Area birding info
Seney National Wildlife Refuge Checklist  
BirdWeb at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Ontario Bird watching Home Page Lots of good information on birding spots in Ontario
Birding Canada Canadian Birding Web Sites and Canadian Birding Information
Current Weather from NOAA - Marine and Land based stations
Peterson Online - Houghton Mifflin Interactive's Peterson Web site
Thayer Birding Software, with links to checklists and birding info
Directory of Online Birding Clubs at The Mining Company
Study Web - Online study resources
Center for Environmental Study at Grand Rapids Community College 
The Southeast Michigan Birding Page 
Michigan's bird checklist  on the Michigan Bird Record Committee Web Page
 

News and Rehabilitation Information:
PAWS Discussion on the damage to birds by free-roaming cats and other pet related interests
Dangers posed by Cats A well balanced perspective on predatory threats to birds
Cats Indoors! - American Bird Conservancy Campaign for safer cats and birds
Cats and Birds: A Deadly Combination Info from the USFWS
Wildlife Rehab Center in Grand Rapids. Rehabs non-domesticated, injured or abandoned wildlife, including migratory birds

BirdCams:
Falcon Watch Live Camera on Falcon Nest from Pittsburgh
Grand Haven Falcon Cam -- Falcons on the Power Plant Stack in Grand Haven, MI
Sandhill Crane Cam -- Live Feed from Nebraska!
 

Butterflies and Dragonflies:
Butterflies The Butterfly Web Page
Lepidoptera Resources
Dragonfly Society of the Americas Links and information on dragonflies
Michigan Odonata Survey Dragonfly Survey information at the University of Michigan

Bats:
Organization for Bat Conservation A non-profit, Michigan based organization doing research, rescue, conservation and education

Last Update: April 06, 2008