Resources for Birders
Checklist of the Birds of Mendocino County, California: Contact 707-964-9362.
General information on binoculars or spotting scopes can be found at the non-commercial site http://www.birding-binoculars.net
An excellent on-line source for birder's optics ie found at the 'Out of This World' site http://www.DiscountBinoculars.com
Nesting Bird Cameras:
The San Francisco Peregrine Falcon Nest Cam can be viewed at either
http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/falconcamera.htm
or
http://www.pge.com/peregrinenestcam/.
University of California James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Audubon Society and Our Neighbor Groups:
The National List of Audubon Chapters
The California Audubon Society
The Redwood Region Audubon Society (Humboldt County)
The Madrone Audubon Society (Santa Rosa)
The Arcata Bird Box is reached at: 707-822-LOONOther Birding Organizations and Groups:
The American Birding Association
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Birding Festivals:
The Aleutian Goose Festival is held annually in Crescent City to celebrate the return of spring and the annual gathering of the world's entire population of Aleutian Canada Geese.
The Godwit Days birding festival is held in Arcata at the peak of spring migration and includes guided trips to the world-renowned Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, home to 253 species of birds and mammals.
Rare Bird Alert
Birding in California Rare Bird Alert.
