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The American Bird Conservancy
A not for profit dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitats in the Americas.
Birds of Oklahoma The photos here will show why Bill Horn is one of the premier bird photographers in the Midwest.
Birds of the World
This amazing site -- rated in 50th place by Birding Top 500 Ranking -- contains over 5135 species, 2992 bird
sounds, 18,657 photos, and 494 videos. If you can't find the bird you are looking for here, maybe your mouse
needs new binoculars. The site also contains a wealth of photos and information on dragonflies and butterflies.
Binoculars
A top rated site that educates you about binocular specifications and lets you compare different binoculars in
similar price ranges.
The Birdhouse Network
Cornell provides this website, where you can view the activity in a number of nests around the country. Many
species of birds are included. Elementary schools link their web-cams to this site, and Wildlife refuges. You can set
this link into your 'favorites' and then monitor the progress every day. Follow the day to day drama of Barn Owls,
Bluebirds, Wood Ducks, Acorn Woodpeckers, Chickadees. . . You name it, you can find it here.
Birding Optics
Another good site for choosing and buying binoculars.
Birdsource: Birding with a Purpose
This joint website of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society contains coverage of the Great
Backyard Bird Count, Christmas Bird Counts, and Project Feeder Watch.
Birdwatcher's Digest
Expert advice on bird watching, backyard feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding
products.
Butterflies of North America
Another jam-packed site. It doesn't stop with butterflies of North America, but also covers Butterflies of the World
and Skipper Butterflies of North America, as well a moths, spiders, bees, ants, scorpions, ticks, mites, slugs fungi,
trees . . . well you see what I mean.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
"The" site for settling sighting squabbles, viewing bird photos, finding out about bird counts and surveys, and
learning about bird behavior.
EarthWatch Institute Travel the world over but not as a tourist. Feel good about yourself by contributing to and
assisting with an EarthWatch research project. There are many bird-related research projects, as well as research
studies ranging from caterpillars to Grecian underwater archeology to climate studies in the arctic, to meerkat and
big cat studies in Africa.
eBird
Submit your bird observations and chat with others of like interests on this joint website of National Audubon
Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Now users can plot birding hotspots on Google Maps. This is a great new
tool for visiting birders. Simply pretend you are entering observations for some state where you will be visiting or in
which you want to go birding. Zoom in to see the red flags and by clicking on the red flags you will be able to
see the local Birding Hotspots on a map, as well as the names of the locations. This can really help to plan a birding
route around a destination as you will be able see how the hotspots connect with roads and your planned route.
You do need to be a registered user (don't worry, it's free) to use this feature. And while there playing with the
hotspots map, please consider entering a bird checklist from your day of birding! Every observation is of value and
is welcomed.
Elderhostel
Elderhostel advertises itself as "Adventures in Lifelong Learning" and it is just that with more than 8,000 learning
adventures in all 50 states and 90 countries abroad.
eNature
Brings the NAS field guides to the web with instant access to photographic guides of local birds, mammals, reptiles,
and amphibians-- all by simply entering your ZIP Code.
For the love of eagles . . .
If you love eagles, this is the site for you. This blog includes a chat room, a forum, a shop, lots of video footage,
and links to many North American eagle cams, including the Sutton Center's live cam.
Great Birding Links for Teachers & Students
Includes sites with creative ideas, lesson plans, student and teacher activities, and "web quests" for teens.
Hilton Pond
Hilton Pond Center for Natural History is an award winning site. In fact the awards page opens with a quotation
from the Stillwater News Press by Nancy Maxwell: "Bill Hilton, Jr offers incredible photography and interesting
articles. Visit this Hilton Pond site. It is a treasure of fabulous photos and fascinating information."
Houston Audubon Society
A large, interesting, and very active Society.
The Hummingbird Society
Lots of information about one of the most interesting group of birds.
Hummingbird Monitoring Network
One of the founders of this group, Susan Wethington, was the Principal Investigator of the Ecuadorian cloud forest
bird research in which I participated in the winter of 2006. As their web site says, the goal of this group is to help
improve the chances for the long-term survival of hummingbirds in the New World. The group accomplishes this
through science-based research projects. Read their list of projects and consider supporting them.
Jim Ownby's Bird Photography
Jim is one of our PCAS members. He and his wife, Charlotte, travel the world photographing birds, landscapes,
flowers (Jim is a Botany professor at OSU), and local fauna of interest. His website includes his travel diaries and a
"Bird of the Month."
Kim Steininger Bird Photography
Kim works at TriState (below) and photographs birds. Her amazing action photographs catch birds mating, fighting,
flying, feeding and grooming.
Liberty Wildlife
This is the site of an active and interesting wildlife rehab group in Papago Park, AZ. Liberty Wildlife "rehabilitates
native wildlife, which includes all species of animals originating in or migrating through Arizona. Some examples are
large birds of prey (such as owls, hawks, falcons, and eagles), the cactus wren, mockingbird, Gila woodpecker,
Anna’s hummingbird, and even the great blue heron. Mammals assisted might include coyotes, fox, rabbits,
bobcats, badgers, mountain lions, and javelinas. Reptiles and amphibians, while not found very often, are also
treated at the facility." While visiting the site, you can sign up for their free Nature News newsletter, also.
Life Histories of Familiar North American Birds
This is a web browser-based electronic book collection of Life Histories of North American Birds, selected from the
hundreds of species biographies assembled and written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and his collaborators and
published in a twenty-one volume series between 1919 and 1968 by the United States Government Printing Office.
National Audubon
Our mother ship.
National Geographic
Need I say anything?
The Nature Conservancy
Find out what this organization is acquiring and protecting with its present acquisitions in Oklahoma and around
the nation.
The Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Chapter
A good site for finding maps of and directions to Nature Conservancy reserves in Oklahoma, many great birding
locales.
Nature Songs
Digitally recorded bird sounds for nearly 200 species.
Nest Watch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has created a citizen-science website that teaches people how to properly monitor nests
and collect data used to track nesting success of North American breeding birds. It has been designed for novices
as well as experienced nest monitors and includes an interactive quiz for participants to become "certified" to
monitor nests.
NestWatch is free to join and all materials needed to participate are available online. This includes downloadable
data collection sheets, the NestWatch manual, protocol, code of conduct, discussion forums, and multimedia
resources. All observations are submitted online where they are accessible through maps or downloaded as Excel
or pdf files.
North American Bluebird Society
A nonprofit that promotes the recovery of bluebirds and other cavity-nesting bird species.
Oklahoma Audubon Council
The Oklahoma Audubon Council is a coalition of the chapters of the National Audubon Society in Oklahoma.
Representative from each chapter meet several times per year to promote the Audubon purpose of "Protecting
birds, wildlife and their habitats for all to enjoy" throughout the state.
The Council has taken on the role of sponsoring the Important Bird Areas program in Oklahoma, Which had been
one of only 2 states that did not have an IBA program.
Oklahoma Birds Listserv
Subscribers to this site receive e-mail from Oklahoma birders about sightings of rare birds, field trips to area
hotspots, and other birding info.
Oklahoma Audubon Chapters
Don't miss a butterfly count or calving bison (Tallgrass Prairie), birds nesting, including the cerulean warbler
(Cucumber Creek Nature Reserve), terns nesting (Arkansas and Canadian Rivers Least Tern Preserves) and many
other natural events at the Conservancy's Oklahoma reserves and preserves.
Oklahoma Ornithological Society
Home of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society and site to turn to for an official Oklahoma bird list, information on
how to document a sighting, and searchable migration database, as well as membership information and forms.
Ornithology
This website's webmaster is an ornithologist. He not only knows his birds, but also knows how to produce and
interesting and varied website. The site was rated 87th in Birding Top 500 Rating.
Owling
Photos, calls, and species accounts of North American owls.
Partners in Flight
Launched in 1990 the initial focus was on species that bred in North America and wintered in Central and South
America. Today the focus has broadened to include most land birds and other species requiring terrestrial habitats.
Payne County Checklist
This checklist, compiled by Michael F. Carter, for the Payne County Audubon Society, includes birds seen within a 30-
mile radius of Stillwater, Oklahoma from 1974 through 1984. The list and common names conform to the 6th edition
of the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. A start, but really needs to be updated.
Dr. Rudy Miller, wildlife artist
OSU Professor Emeritus (Ichthyology) and artist Dr. Rudy Miller, and his wife, Helen, are long-time Payne County
Audubon Society members. Rudy has given many PCAS programs on his wonderful wildlife art and his knowledge of
his subjects. In 2004 Rudy donated 50 acrylic paintings of native Oklahoma fish species valued at $25,000 to
Oklahoma State University for instruction in artistic and scientific disciplines. The collection was displayed at the
Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the Malinda Berry Fischer Gallery at the OSU Foundation in Stillwater. [This
webmistress was lucky enough to take both a Tropical Aquarium Fish course and a Beginning Wildlife Painting
course from Rudy, who teaches at Multi-Arts.] Rudy's homepage: http://www.rudymillerart.esmartdesign.com/index.
html
Selman Ranch
This 56,000 acre ranch, 25 miles north of Woodward is owned by Sue Selman, birder, conservationist, friend to
prairie chickens and enemy to the spread of powered windmills that kill Mexican free-tailed bats and drive off prairie
chickens. Sue rents a former RR building named "The Depot" to birders, nature photographers, and hunters. The
Depot is outfitted with bunks and sleeping accommodations for 10 or more people, has a full kitchen, bath, and two
showers.
TriState Bird Rescue & Research
Freddy Miller's daughter, Erica, works at this Delaware rescue center, and Freddy generally joins her for some
portion of the summer. Through Freddy, Erica, and TriState we learn of many interesting rescues and adventures. It
was Erica and TriState who brought us the story of George & Martha the bald eagle pair who nested on a bridge
over the Potomac River.
The Turkey Vulture Migration Project
In the spring of 2003 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania, initiated a long-term study of migration behavior in
turkey vultures in an effort to learn more about the extent, causes, and consequences of their annual migratory
journeys. Click on this link to find out more about this interesting study.
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey)
Wow! This is one big, comprehensive site for U.S. birding, providing photo thumbnails, checklists, distribution
maps, state maps, and not only for birds, but also for dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata).
Where Do You Want to Go Birding Today?
Birding hotspots around the world. Information on birding in 179 countries, 10 provinces and 3 territories in
Canada, and all 50 states plus D.C. 85 photographers and 9 organizations have provided permission to showcase
their work on this site.
Wildbirds
Answers back yard birders' questions about feeding, attracting, and watching birds.
WildCare Foundation
An animal hospital and health care facility for all wild animals native to Oklahoma.
A not for profit dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitats in the Americas.
Birds of Oklahoma The photos here will show why Bill Horn is one of the premier bird photographers in the Midwest.
Birds of the World
This amazing site -- rated in 50th place by Birding Top 500 Ranking -- contains over 5135 species, 2992 bird
sounds, 18,657 photos, and 494 videos. If you can't find the bird you are looking for here, maybe your mouse
needs new binoculars. The site also contains a wealth of photos and information on dragonflies and butterflies.
Binoculars
A top rated site that educates you about binocular specifications and lets you compare different binoculars in
similar price ranges.
The Birdhouse Network
Cornell provides this website, where you can view the activity in a number of nests around the country. Many
species of birds are included. Elementary schools link their web-cams to this site, and Wildlife refuges. You can set
this link into your 'favorites' and then monitor the progress every day. Follow the day to day drama of Barn Owls,
Bluebirds, Wood Ducks, Acorn Woodpeckers, Chickadees. . . You name it, you can find it here.
Birding Optics
Another good site for choosing and buying binoculars.
Birdsource: Birding with a Purpose
This joint website of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society contains coverage of the Great
Backyard Bird Count, Christmas Bird Counts, and Project Feeder Watch.
Birdwatcher's Digest
Expert advice on bird watching, backyard feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding
products.
Butterflies of North America
Another jam-packed site. It doesn't stop with butterflies of North America, but also covers Butterflies of the World
and Skipper Butterflies of North America, as well a moths, spiders, bees, ants, scorpions, ticks, mites, slugs fungi,
trees . . . well you see what I mean.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
"The" site for settling sighting squabbles, viewing bird photos, finding out about bird counts and surveys, and
learning about bird behavior.
EarthWatch Institute Travel the world over but not as a tourist. Feel good about yourself by contributing to and
assisting with an EarthWatch research project. There are many bird-related research projects, as well as research
studies ranging from caterpillars to Grecian underwater archeology to climate studies in the arctic, to meerkat and
big cat studies in Africa.
eBird
Submit your bird observations and chat with others of like interests on this joint website of National Audubon
Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Now users can plot birding hotspots on Google Maps. This is a great new
tool for visiting birders. Simply pretend you are entering observations for some state where you will be visiting or in
which you want to go birding. Zoom in to see the red flags and by clicking on the red flags you will be able to
see the local Birding Hotspots on a map, as well as the names of the locations. This can really help to plan a birding
route around a destination as you will be able see how the hotspots connect with roads and your planned route.
You do need to be a registered user (don't worry, it's free) to use this feature. And while there playing with the
hotspots map, please consider entering a bird checklist from your day of birding! Every observation is of value and
is welcomed.
Elderhostel
Elderhostel advertises itself as "Adventures in Lifelong Learning" and it is just that with more than 8,000 learning
adventures in all 50 states and 90 countries abroad.
eNature
Brings the NAS field guides to the web with instant access to photographic guides of local birds, mammals, reptiles,
and amphibians-- all by simply entering your ZIP Code.
For the love of eagles . . .
If you love eagles, this is the site for you. This blog includes a chat room, a forum, a shop, lots of video footage,
and links to many North American eagle cams, including the Sutton Center's live cam.
Great Birding Links for Teachers & Students
Includes sites with creative ideas, lesson plans, student and teacher activities, and "web quests" for teens.
Hilton Pond
Hilton Pond Center for Natural History is an award winning site. In fact the awards page opens with a quotation
from the Stillwater News Press by Nancy Maxwell: "Bill Hilton, Jr offers incredible photography and interesting
articles. Visit this Hilton Pond site. It is a treasure of fabulous photos and fascinating information."
Houston Audubon Society
A large, interesting, and very active Society.
The Hummingbird Society
Lots of information about one of the most interesting group of birds.
Hummingbird Monitoring Network
One of the founders of this group, Susan Wethington, was the Principal Investigator of the Ecuadorian cloud forest
bird research in which I participated in the winter of 2006. As their web site says, the goal of this group is to help
improve the chances for the long-term survival of hummingbirds in the New World. The group accomplishes this
through science-based research projects. Read their list of projects and consider supporting them.
Jim Ownby's Bird Photography
Jim is one of our PCAS members. He and his wife, Charlotte, travel the world photographing birds, landscapes,
flowers (Jim is a Botany professor at OSU), and local fauna of interest. His website includes his travel diaries and a
"Bird of the Month."
Kim Steininger Bird Photography
Kim works at TriState (below) and photographs birds. Her amazing action photographs catch birds mating, fighting,
flying, feeding and grooming.
Liberty Wildlife
This is the site of an active and interesting wildlife rehab group in Papago Park, AZ. Liberty Wildlife "rehabilitates
native wildlife, which includes all species of animals originating in or migrating through Arizona. Some examples are
large birds of prey (such as owls, hawks, falcons, and eagles), the cactus wren, mockingbird, Gila woodpecker,
Anna’s hummingbird, and even the great blue heron. Mammals assisted might include coyotes, fox, rabbits,
bobcats, badgers, mountain lions, and javelinas. Reptiles and amphibians, while not found very often, are also
treated at the facility." While visiting the site, you can sign up for their free Nature News newsletter, also.
Life Histories of Familiar North American Birds
This is a web browser-based electronic book collection of Life Histories of North American Birds, selected from the
hundreds of species biographies assembled and written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and his collaborators and
published in a twenty-one volume series between 1919 and 1968 by the United States Government Printing Office.
National Audubon
Our mother ship.
National Geographic
Need I say anything?
The Nature Conservancy
Find out what this organization is acquiring and protecting with its present acquisitions in Oklahoma and around
the nation.
The Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Chapter
A good site for finding maps of and directions to Nature Conservancy reserves in Oklahoma, many great birding
locales.
Nature Songs
Digitally recorded bird sounds for nearly 200 species.
Nest Watch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has created a citizen-science website that teaches people how to properly monitor nests
and collect data used to track nesting success of North American breeding birds. It has been designed for novices
as well as experienced nest monitors and includes an interactive quiz for participants to become "certified" to
monitor nests.
NestWatch is free to join and all materials needed to participate are available online. This includes downloadable
data collection sheets, the NestWatch manual, protocol, code of conduct, discussion forums, and multimedia
resources. All observations are submitted online where they are accessible through maps or downloaded as Excel
or pdf files.
North American Bluebird Society
A nonprofit that promotes the recovery of bluebirds and other cavity-nesting bird species.
Oklahoma Audubon Council
The Oklahoma Audubon Council is a coalition of the chapters of the National Audubon Society in Oklahoma.
Representative from each chapter meet several times per year to promote the Audubon purpose of "Protecting
birds, wildlife and their habitats for all to enjoy" throughout the state.
The Council has taken on the role of sponsoring the Important Bird Areas program in Oklahoma, Which had been
one of only 2 states that did not have an IBA program.
Oklahoma Birds Listserv
Subscribers to this site receive e-mail from Oklahoma birders about sightings of rare birds, field trips to area
hotspots, and other birding info.
Oklahoma Audubon Chapters
- Audubon Society of Central Oklahoma
5505 NW 66th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
405-721-5711
Jane Cunningham, President
Bartlesville Audubon Society
403140 W 2010 Dr
Bartlesville, OK 74006
918-333-2051
Bonnie Gall, President
Cleveland County Audubon Society
PO Box 6667
Norman, OK 73070
Mark Howery, President
Deep Fork Audubon Society
1765 N Highway Dr
McLoud, OK 74851
Iris Dial, President
Grand Lake Audubon Society
PO Box 451813
Grove, OK 74345-1813
Vicki Hatfield, President
- 32851 Long Bay Road
Wagner, OK 74467
918-485-3366
David Dyer, President
Payne County Audubon Society
PO Box 82
Stillwater, OK 74075
Susan S. Walker, President
Tulsa Audubon Society
P.O. Box 2476
Tulsa, OK 74101
John Kennington, President
Washita Valley Audubon Society
821 N Walnut St
Pauls Valley, OK 73075
405-238-2332
Phil Henderson, President
Don't miss a butterfly count or calving bison (Tallgrass Prairie), birds nesting, including the cerulean warbler
(Cucumber Creek Nature Reserve), terns nesting (Arkansas and Canadian Rivers Least Tern Preserves) and many
other natural events at the Conservancy's Oklahoma reserves and preserves.
Oklahoma Ornithological Society
Home of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society and site to turn to for an official Oklahoma bird list, information on
how to document a sighting, and searchable migration database, as well as membership information and forms.
Ornithology
This website's webmaster is an ornithologist. He not only knows his birds, but also knows how to produce and
interesting and varied website. The site was rated 87th in Birding Top 500 Rating.
Owling
Photos, calls, and species accounts of North American owls.
Partners in Flight
Launched in 1990 the initial focus was on species that bred in North America and wintered in Central and South
America. Today the focus has broadened to include most land birds and other species requiring terrestrial habitats.
Payne County Checklist
This checklist, compiled by Michael F. Carter, for the Payne County Audubon Society, includes birds seen within a 30-
mile radius of Stillwater, Oklahoma from 1974 through 1984. The list and common names conform to the 6th edition
of the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. A start, but really needs to be updated.
Dr. Rudy Miller, wildlife artist
OSU Professor Emeritus (Ichthyology) and artist Dr. Rudy Miller, and his wife, Helen, are long-time Payne County
Audubon Society members. Rudy has given many PCAS programs on his wonderful wildlife art and his knowledge of
his subjects. In 2004 Rudy donated 50 acrylic paintings of native Oklahoma fish species valued at $25,000 to
Oklahoma State University for instruction in artistic and scientific disciplines. The collection was displayed at the
Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the Malinda Berry Fischer Gallery at the OSU Foundation in Stillwater. [This
webmistress was lucky enough to take both a Tropical Aquarium Fish course and a Beginning Wildlife Painting
course from Rudy, who teaches at Multi-Arts.] Rudy's homepage: http://www.rudymillerart.esmartdesign.com/index.
html
Selman Ranch
This 56,000 acre ranch, 25 miles north of Woodward is owned by Sue Selman, birder, conservationist, friend to
prairie chickens and enemy to the spread of powered windmills that kill Mexican free-tailed bats and drive off prairie
chickens. Sue rents a former RR building named "The Depot" to birders, nature photographers, and hunters. The
Depot is outfitted with bunks and sleeping accommodations for 10 or more people, has a full kitchen, bath, and two
showers.
TriState Bird Rescue & Research
Freddy Miller's daughter, Erica, works at this Delaware rescue center, and Freddy generally joins her for some
portion of the summer. Through Freddy, Erica, and TriState we learn of many interesting rescues and adventures. It
was Erica and TriState who brought us the story of George & Martha the bald eagle pair who nested on a bridge
over the Potomac River.
The Turkey Vulture Migration Project
In the spring of 2003 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania, initiated a long-term study of migration behavior in
turkey vultures in an effort to learn more about the extent, causes, and consequences of their annual migratory
journeys. Click on this link to find out more about this interesting study.
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey)
Wow! This is one big, comprehensive site for U.S. birding, providing photo thumbnails, checklists, distribution
maps, state maps, and not only for birds, but also for dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata).
Where Do You Want to Go Birding Today?
Birding hotspots around the world. Information on birding in 179 countries, 10 provinces and 3 territories in
Canada, and all 50 states plus D.C. 85 photographers and 9 organizations have provided permission to showcase
their work on this site.
Wildbirds
Answers back yard birders' questions about feeding, attracting, and watching birds.
WildCare Foundation
An animal hospital and health care facility for all wild animals native to Oklahoma.
Below are some of the websites that we like to visit. You may like to visit
them also. You will also find addresses and contacts for all of the Oklahoma
Chapters under that heading below.
them also. You will also find addresses and contacts for all of the Oklahoma
Chapters under that heading below.
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