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BOOKS

Bird coloration (2 volume set)
Edited by Geoffrey E. Hill and Kevin J. McGraw
Call no. QL673 .B57 2006 REF

The birds of Africa (7 volume set)
Edited by Leslie Brown
Call no. QL692 .A1 B878 1997 REF

Clinical avian medicine (2 volume set)
By Greg J. Harrison and Teresa Lightfoot
Call no. SF994.2 .A1 C54 2006 REF

Handbook of the birds of the world (15+ volume set)
Edited by Josep del Hoyo
Call no. QL674 .H36 2010 REF

Important bird areas Americas : priority sites for biodiversity conservation
Edited by Susan Aguilar Mugica
Call no. QL676.5 .A48 2009 REF

The state of the birds : 2010 report on climate change
North American Bird Conservation Initiative
Call no. QL676.5 .S73 2010 REF

VIDEOS

Birds of prey : their biology and ecology
Featuring narration by Chris Ackerman
Call no. QL696 .F3 B57 2005

The life of birds
Featuring narration by David Attenborough
BBC Video
Call no. QL698.3 L54 2002

Winged migration
Featuring narration by Jacques Perrin
Call no. QL698.9 .W56 2001

JOURNALS

Acta Ornithologica
AFA Watchbird
Africa Birds & Birding
ASA Avicultural Bulletin
The Auk
Avian Diseases
Avicultural Journal
Bird Conservation International
Birdscope
The Condor
Ibis
Journal of Avian Biology
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Journal of Raptor Research
Living Bird Quarterly
Marine Ornithology
Notornis
Ornithological Science
Southern Bird
Waterbirds
Western Birds
World Birdwatch

• Birds of North America Online -- Information on 716+ birds breeding in the United States and Canada. Contact Library for username/password.
• GRIN (Global Raptor Information Network) -- The GRIN database provides information on diurnal raptors. Search the Bibliography for raptor literature.
• SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive) -- Open access journal archives collaboration between American Ornithologists Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Association of Field Ornithologists, Wilson Ornithological Society and University of New Mexico Libraries.

• APHIS Guide for Handling Fish for Fish-eating Animals (PDF)
• APHIS Guide for Handling Frozen/Thawed Meat & Prey Items (PDF)
• Avian Rearing Resource -- A comprehensive resource of avian hand rearing techniques for captive bird populations
• IAATE -- Website for the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators
• North American Bird Banding Program -- Information on bird banding from USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

• Avibase -- Includes taxnomic information on 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies. From BirdLife International.
• Sibley & Monroe's World List of Bird Names -- Last revision 1990 and corrections 1993
• American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Classification and Nomenclature -- Information on North and Middle American birds, including links to Check-list of N. American Birds and supplements.       

• Aves Google Directory -- Collection of bird-related websites
• BirdLife International -- Global bird conservation organization. Contains helpful resources like Bird Links to the World, an index of helpful bird-related websites, and Avibase, which includes distrubtion information, taxonomy, synonyms, and more on over 10,000 bird species.
• Birdwatching Dictionary -- Online dictionary of birdwatching terminology. From Bird On!
• BIRDNET -- Information for professional ornithologists and students. From the Ornithological Council.
• Chick Embryology -- Illustration of 21-day life cycle of embryological chick
• Geobirds -- Global collaboration website for birdwatchers
• Multi-lingual Birdsearch Engine -- Translate bird names between 17 languages
• Neorinthes -- Excellent phylogenic resource on Modern Birds from Tree of Life.
• Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA) -- Joint member organization of the American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation, Waterbird Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society.
• Science.gov Birds -- Collection of bird-related websites from the U.S. Government.

• Internet Bird Collection -- Free audiovisual library sponsored by the Handbook of the Birds of the World
• NestCams -- Live, online videos of birds. Provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• VIREO (Visual Resourches for Ornithology) -- Bird photograph collection of The Academy of Natural Sciences

     Vocalizations

• AVoCet -- Avian Vocalizations Center from Michigan State University      
• BirdAudio - North American Birds -- Songs and calls of 550+ North American birds. From eNature.com.
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics -- From Ohio State University. One of the largest collections of recorded animal sounds.
• Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- the largest and oldests scientific archive of biodiversity audio and video recordings.
• North American Bird Sounds -- Recorded by Doug Von Gausig
• Patuxent Bird Songs -- MP3s of birds from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• Identification Key to Bird Calls -- Helps to identify songs and sounds of North American birds. From the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
• Xeno-Canto: Bird Sounds From the Americas -- 4,500 species from Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australasia

• All About Birds -- Online guide to North American birds, bird watching, and bird conservation from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• American Ornithologists' Union -- Checklists of North American Birds
• Bird Friends of San Diego County -- Resources on birding in San Diego. Includes extensive list of birds found in San Diego County, with corresponding descriptions, photos, and sound clips (if available).
• Birds of North America Online -- Information on 716+ birds breeding in the United States and Canada. Contact Library for username/password.
• North American Breeding Bird Survey -- Status and trends of North American bird populations. From USGS and Environment Canada.

• Cranes -- Online version of Cranes: Their biology, husbandry, and conservation, edited by David H. Ellis, et al.
• Global Raptor Information Network -- Information on diurnal raptors (hawks, eagles, and falcons). From the Peregrine Fund.
• The Hummingbird Web Site -- Award-winning, comprehensive site by enthusiast Lanny Chambers
• Lexicon of Parrots -- Online reference work for parrot information.
• Peregrine Fund Website -- Information on birds of prey
• Poultry Resources -- Information on chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese from Oklahoma State University.

• Birds of North America -- Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Subscription database -- only available from SD Zoo Global computers)
• Cranes -- USGS Patuxent Research Center