California Websites

Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds; brief descriptions of hot spots.

Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links.

Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species.

Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, field trips, and lists of birds by county.

Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities.

Store with backyard birding tips and bird walks.

Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research.

Preserve in Stinson Beach for the protection of nesting colonies of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. Volunteer and job opportunities, schedule of events, and publications.

Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles.

Research and holdings. Also department information and staff biographies.

Birding in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties in the San Francisco Bay area. EBbird mailing list info and archives, rare bird alerts, yard lists, essays, list of wildlife rehabilitators.

Maps of breeding birds in Contra Costa County.

Pelagic trips, reports, and photos.

E-mail group for birding in San Francisco.

Recent sightings from the Mono Basin and nearby Eastern Sierra.

Annual event held in February in Imperial County.

Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California.

E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds.

Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California.

E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County.

Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links.

Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey.

E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands.

Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada.

E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County.

Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts.

Bird conservation projects.

Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots.

Information about common California birds and plants to attract them.

Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos.

Collection of annotated slides.

Annual event held in mid-January. Program, registration, brochures, bird lists, and photos.

A gallery of bird photographs, mostly from California, by Larry Selman of Santa Cruz.

Weblog of birds seen in the Chico area arranged by season and location. Includes photos and directions to birdwatching sites.

Photos of several hundred species photographed by Ashok Khosla.

Frequently updated posts focusing on birds and nature in or around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays.

Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers.

Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs.

Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders.

Fall hawk watch near San Francisco.

Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting.

Complete checklist of 431 species, includes many photos.

Graphical checklist with species abundance by month.

A blog about birding in Orange County including profiles, skills, and hotspots.

Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists.