Mainebirding.net (http://www.mainebirding.net)
Includes Maine bird sites, rare bird alerts, birding links, a checklist, and a Puffin Page. [ind]
Maine Audubon Society: Birdwatching Guide & Checklists(http://www.maineaudubon.org/nature/birdguide/index.html) [ind]
Maine Nature News (http://vega.ursus.maine.edu/menature) Weekly natural history newsletter edited by Frank Wihbey often includes bird reports. [ind]
Outdoors in Maine Today: Nature Watching Material from "Maine Today," a website affiliated with the Portland Newspapers. Includes some links to other sources. [ind]
Weekly Bird Alert: State of Maine (http://www.maineaudubon.org/nature/birdalert/index.html) Weekly report of bird sightings as reported to Maine Aubudon Society. [ind]
eBird.com (http://www.ebird.com) eBird, a project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way for you to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America. You can retrieve information on your bird observations, from your backyard to your neighborhood to your favorite bird-watching locations, at any time for your personal use. You can also access the entire historical database to find out what other eBirders are reporting from across North America. In addition, the cumulative eBird database is used by birdwatchers, scientists, and conservationists who want to know more about the distributions and movement patterns of birds across the continent. [ind]
North American Breeding Bird Survey Data on bird populations over time. Includes trend estimates, and distribution maps. Also: Bird Identification InfoCenter (http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/framlst.html): learning tools with pictures, life history info, identification tips, and bird songs. [usgov]
Hinterland Who's Who (http://www.hww.ca/index_e.asp) The Canadian Wildlife Service, a federal government agency, has published dozens of profiles of birds and mammals; including photographs, distribution maps, and sound clips. Excellent source for background info on many of the birds and mammals common in Maine. [cangov]
Stanton Bird Club (http://www.avcnet.org/stanton) Website features activities of this Lewiston organization, which maintains the Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary. Includes local bird list, Christmas count information, and local hotspots. [ind]
Acadia National Park: Bird Checklist (http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/chekbird/r5/acadia.htm) [usgov]
Maine Bird Reports (http://www.curtislibrary.com/birds.htm) Archives of the Maine Audubon weekly bird alerts. [ind]
Search Maine libraries for books and government documents on Birds in Maine
last update 12/09/2003