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Bird Friends Of Lake Murry and San Diego County
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Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds; brief descriptions of hot spots.
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Butte County Birders
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Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting.
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California Parrot Project
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Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles.
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California Rare Bird Alerts
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Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California.
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Chanslor Wetlands Wildlife Project
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Preserve in Bodega Bay. Bird count results.
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Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
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Annual event held in mid-January. Site includes program, registration, brochures, bird lists, and photos.
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Point Reyes Bird Observatory
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Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays.
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San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
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Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities.
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Towhee.net
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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.
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Watchable Wildlife
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Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers.
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Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
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Information about a flock of feral parrots in San Francisco.
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Aleutian Goose Festival
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Annual event held in March in Del Norte County.
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Audubon Canyon Ranch
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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.
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Badboy Birding
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Photos of birds from California and around the world by Stephen J. Davies.
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Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area)
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Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey.
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Birds of Elkhorn Slough
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Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs.
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Birds of Kern County, California: A Photo Checklist
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Complete checklist of 431 species, includes many photos.
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Birds of Orange County, California
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Collection of annotated slides.
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Birds of Prey
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Photos and information about raptors, Hawk Hill in Golden Gate NRA, Bay Area birds, and Point Reyes.
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Birds of the Imperial Valley
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Photos and tips for finding birds in the southeastern corner of California.
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Birds West
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Bird news, owling tips, birder's guides, birding in Santa Clara, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties, photo and sketch galleries, and trip reports.
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22. |
BLM California Birding
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Checklists for 4 Bureau of Land Management sites in California.
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CA Birding Lists Digest
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Compilation of 24 different California birding e-mail lists, organized by date, region, and list. Messages are archived for 30 days.
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Calbirds
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Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California.
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25. |
California Bird Records Committee
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California bird lists, annual reports, and photo gallery.
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California Bird Songs
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Songs of 13 species, recorded at the Blodgett Forest Research Station near Georgetown.
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California Hotspots
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Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts.
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28. |
California Native Bird Gardening
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Information about common California birds and plants to attract them.
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California Partners in Flight
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Bird conservation projects.
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California Raptor Center
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Rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors.
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Central Valley Bird Club
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Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, field trips, and lists of birds by county.
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Central Valley Birds
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An e-mail list for discussing the birds of California's Central Valley.
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Cindy's Bird Pics
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Photos of California birds.
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Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas
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Maps of breeding birds in Contra Costa County.
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Cosumnes River Preserve Bird List
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Graphical checklist with species abundance by month.
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Cosumnes River Preserve Birding
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Site guide to preserve in southern Sacramento County.
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E-mail Groups for Birding in California
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Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists.
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East Bay Birders Circle
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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.
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East Bay Nature
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Store with backyard birding tips and bird walks.
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Eastern Sierra Birds
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Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots.
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Godwit Days
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Spring migration bird festival held in mid-April in Humboldt County.
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42. |
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
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Fall hawk watch near San Francisco.
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Joe Morlan's California Birding
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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.
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Kern County Birding
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Brief site guides to dozens of the county's best birding spots.
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Kern County Birding Localities
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Descriptions of dozens of the best local spots.
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Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival
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Annual event held in fall. Field trips, workshops, crafts, sports, and research.
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Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex
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Official site of the Klamath Basin NWR, with visitor information, bird counts and sightings, tips for building blinds, and various areas for viewing.
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LACoBirds
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E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County.
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Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornithology
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Research and holdings.
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Luke Cole's Birding Pages
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Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S.
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Marin County Birding
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Top 7 birding areas in Marin County.
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Mary Scott's Birding California
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Travelogue of 16 California hot spots.
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Mitch Heindel's Miscellaneous Matters
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Southern California pelagic and other photos; pelagic trip schedule; photo quizzes; and checklists for Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington Drain, and Banning Park.
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Mono Lake Bird Sightings
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Recent sightings from the Mono Basin and nearby Eastern Sierra.
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Monterey Birding Adventures
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Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos.
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Monterey County Birding
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Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders.
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Mostly Birds
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A gallery of bird photographs, mostly from California, by Larry Selman of Santa Cruz.
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National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklists
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Seasonal checklists for 36 refuges in California.
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Northern California BirdBox
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Rare bird alert, fall vagrant bird totals, and list of contributors.
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Orange County Birding
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Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links.
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Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery
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High quality bird photos, mostly taken at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
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Placer County Birding Hotspots
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Site guides with maps and checklist.
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Russell Sipe's Birding Pages
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Photographic journal of the adventures of a rank beginner.
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Salton Sea International Bird Festival
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Annual event held in February in Imperial County.
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San Diego County Birds and Butterflies
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Rare bird alert, checklist, photo gallery, and links.
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San Diego Field Ornithology
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Rare bird report archive and links.
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San Francisco Birding and Beyond
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Identification quiz, pelagic survival tips, rare bird descriptions, and trip reports.
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Santa Cruz Bird Club
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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.
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Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
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Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles.
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SBCobirding
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E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands.
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SFBirds
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E-mail group for birding in San Francisco.
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Shearwater Journeys
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Pelagic trips, reports, and photos.
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Sierra-NevadaBirds
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Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada.
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SLOCoBirding
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E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds.
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South Bay Birders Unlimited
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Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links.
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Spot 'n' Jot Birders Field Logs
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A field logbook for birders for recording names and number of birds spotted in addition to the date, location, companions, and weather.
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Tehachapi Mountains Birding Club
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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.
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Tom Grey's Bird Pictures
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Digiscoped photos from the Stanford area.
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Ventana Wilderness Society
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Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research.
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Venturacobirding
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E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County.
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Wild On Wetlands Weekend
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Annual event held in March in the Central Valley near Los Banos.
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Yolo County Birding Guide
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Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species.
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