Recommended Websites

About Birds

Observations, Natural History, Identification, and Data Collection

• All About Birds― a Cornell Labs project; includes a bird identification guide
• Birds in Flight―Photos by Russ Hansen, especially useful for wing dynamics
• Birdshare―Share bird photos; use as references for identification and illustration
• eBird for Vermont―Share and review bird observation data; read birding news
• Hummingbird Guide―A resource for hummingbird fans
• Project Feederwatch―Share and review bird observations from your own feeders
• Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas―The original atlas at http://www.uvm.edu/~vbba/ has been moved or replaced; this link refers one hosted by the USGS. Vermont's Bird Records Committee and the Vermont Biodiversity project also have some information online.
• Vermont Center for Ecosystem Studies―Explore their Mountain EcoStudies, Wildlife Research, and Wildlife Watching sections, especially

Wood Carving

• Floyd Scholz, Master Wood carver at the Vermont Raptor Academy
• New England Woodcarvers

Vermont Information & Attractions

• ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• The Heart of New England
• The Lake Champlain Region
• The Middlebury Inn
• Mountain View Tours
• Vermont Attractions
• Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
• Vermont Official Tourism Site
• Vermont Vacation Travel Planner

Conservation and Nature Organizations

• American Birding Association
• Audubon Vermont
• Cornell lab of Ornithology―full of information, education, and shared projects
• National Bird Feeding Society
• Naturalist Almanac and Book of Days
• Ornithological Societies of North America
• Vermont Bird Tours
• Vermont Birding on the Net
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
• Vermont Entomological Society
• Vermont Fish and Wildlife
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science
• Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas