Tips and Tools for Birders
Here, we share some of our favorite resources for getting started in birding or improving your birding skills.
Bird Identification Websites
All About Birds: Search by species to learn more about birds or browse by family or shape. Learn how to tell birds apart from similar species. [Cornell Lab of Ornithology]
Guide to North American Birds: Explore more than 800 North American bird species, learn about their lives and habitats. [Audubon]
Bird Identification Apps
Audubon Bird Guide App: Free and complete field guide to over 800 species of North American birds. Built for all experience levels, it will help you identify the birds around you, keep track of the birds you’ve seen, and get outside to find new birds near you.
Merlin Bird ID: Identify the birds you see or hear. Free global bird guide with photos, sounds, maps, and more.
Field Guides
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
Sibley's Guide to Birds of Western North America
National Geographic’s Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Wheeler & Clark. A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors.
Rising & Beadle, 1996. The Sparrows of the United States and Canada.
Beadle & Rising. The Sparrows of the United States and Canada, a Photographic Guide.
Birding Ethics
Practice and promote respectful, enjoyable, and thoughtful birding as defined in the American Birding Association code
