Ornithology

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules.  The official rules in the Rules Manual take precedence. 

resources

• Official Bird List for 2011 (PDF) - New!

• Official Bird List for 2010 (PDF) Note: Family added 9/29 Shrikes (Laniidae) for Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
• Training Handout for 2010 (PDF)
• Power Point for 2010
• Event Supervisor Tips - 2010

There is a CD for Biology & Earth Science events and an Aububon Book of Birds available in the Science Olympiad Store.

Links:      

Comprehensive Bird Report

• http://www.stateofthebirds.org/pdf_files/State_of_the_Birds_2009.pdf
• http://stateofthebirds.org/
• http://www.stateofthebirds.org/challenges
• http://www.fishwildlife.org/press_3.19.09BIRDS.html

Glossary

• http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/htmid/glossary.html
• http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/avian/glossary.htm
• http://www.ups.edu/x6263.xml

Bird External Anatomy

• http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/externalanatomy.html
• http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/pg009.html
• http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/pg010.html
• http://www.birdsofeden.co.za/BirdAnatomyDiagram.doc
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird
• http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/19900/19988/labelbird_19988.tif

Bird Identification Tips

• http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/idlist.html
• http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/resources/perspective/
• http://www.wildbirds.com/Default.aspx?tabid=119
• http://www.whatbird.com/Birds-Identification-Course.aspx
• http://sibley.enature.com/fieldguide_group_index.asp
• http://sibley.enature.com
• http://www.nuthatch.birdnature.com/bluebird.html

American Bird Conservancy

• http://www.abcbirds.org/conservationissues/index.html

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

• http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/
• http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/birding123/identify/
• http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna
• http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/list_taxonomically
• http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species
• http://www.birds.cornell.edu/schoolyard/T_Resouces/index.html
• http://www.birds.cornell.edu/schoolyard/T_Resouces/color_book.html
• http://www.allaboutbirds.org/netcommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1189           
• http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=1

bird song recordings

• http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html

National Audubon Society

• http://www.audubon.org/net/link/index.html

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• http://www.fws.gov/birds/

U.S. Geological Survey

• http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html

Smithsonian Institution

• http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert/birds/

University Ornithology Sites

• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Aves.html

free encyclopedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird           

bird life history

• http://birdsbybent.com/indexa.html

ORNITHOLOGY Web Links

• http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html