BIRD SPECIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE

Download a printable version of some of the bird species you may see on your field experience
or

Click on the common bird name below to find out more

More Bird Resources-

Sibley Online Guide to Birds
http://sibley.enature.com

Cornell Lab Bird of the Week
Use drop down menus to choose from hundreds of birds for image and info:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu

Maryland Breeding Bird Abundance Maps
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/mini/all.html

Journey North
Record data on spring migration–able to track each species migration, a great intro into migratory and resident species in area. Species to record data on red-winged blackbirds, ruby throated hummingbird, American Robins, Barn Swallows
http://www.learner.org/jnorth

eBird
Record bird observed anytime of year, anywhere in US, able to obtain data on bird abundance, distribution throughout country and during different seasons, habitat requirements, conservation issues
http://www.ebird.org

Birdhouse Network
Record data on cavity-nesters, location (use of GPS) of nest box, type of surrounding land vegetation types, water source, human disturbance, breeding success
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse

Project Pigeon Watch
Observe flocks of pigeons, record data on colors, behaviors, human dependency
http://birds.cornell.edu/ppw

Great Backyard Birdcount (February birdcount)
Able to use data from website, winter species abundance and distribution , The site provides good information on wintering species .
http://www.birdsource.com/gbbc

Christmas Bird Count
Contains data on wintering species with maps of distribution
http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc

Life Histories of North American Birds
This is a web browser-based electronic book collection of selections 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.
http://home.bluemarble.net/~pqn/contents.htm