News of what is going on at the state level as well as interesting articles and information concerning birds and other wildlife.
What Bird - "The Ultimate Bird Guide" Just about everything a birder needs all on one website. This site includes bird calls, methods of visual identification, birds in specific areas, books, feeders . . .
"The mission of the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust is to preserve the natural areas, scenic beauty, and green spaces of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau
for the enjoyment and benefit of the public."
Project FeederWatch participants are Citizien Scientists. Would you like to add to the enjoyment of your backyard birding by helping to collect scientific data on bird populations? It's really easy. Project FeederWatch is sponsored by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Record the numbers of birds of each species that you see at your feeder. There's no minimum requirement for the amount of time you watch each day and no penalty if you miss a week here and there. You will enjoy having a "purpose" for your daily bird watching. Your $15 participant's fee covers the materials and instructions and a subscription to the newsletter, Birdscope.
This website is a large resource of links and information relating to the outdoors and Western North Carolina. There is a monthly list of wildflowers (really great!), a Weather link that is very specific, Books, Event Calendars, Music and Festivals, and much more.
As the name would imply, there is much of interest here. Check out each drop-down menu. Under Animals choose Birds. There is a Bird of the Month, information on shade grown coffe, games, webcams, research articles, etc. Under Conservation & Science, choose Migratory Birds. Under Shop, there are items to purchase in the Migratory
Conservation and wildlife news, conservation sites, events Nature Center news and much more.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Check out "Fun Stuff". It contains Nature Notebook, coloring pages for kids and a new profile of plants and animals every week!
Find a local birder to go birding with - worldwide.
Set up in 1994, the Wekiva Basin Banding Station is the longest continuously running bird banding station in Florida. Once the original project in Wekiwa Springs State Park ended, a new location was found to continue monitoring just South of Wekiwa Springs. Currently operating on the property of Lake Lotus along the Little Wekiva River (part of the Wekiva Basin), they track bird activity through Central Florida from August through May each year. Lake Lotus in Altamonte Springs is just north of Orlando, Florida, USA on Maitland Boulevard (414). Wonderful bird pictures on this site.
Visitors are welcome with advanced notice as parking instructions are necessary. Contact Bander-in-Charge Andrew Boyle at andybgator@yahoo.com if you are interested in viewing the banding process and check the blog for upcoming banding schedules which are subject to change due to weather. Scheduled banding times are listed at the bottom of the most recent blog entry.
