Aleutian Goose Festival
Annual event held in March in Del Norte County.
Audubon Canyon Ranch
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.
Badboy Birding
Photos of birds from California and around the world by Stephen J. Davies.
Bird Friends Of Lake Murry and San Diego County
Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds; brief descriptions of hot spots.
Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area)
Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey.
Birds of Elkhorn Slough
Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs.
Birds of Orange County, California
Collection of annotated slides.
Birds of Prey
Photos and information about raptors, Hawk Hill in Golden Gate NRA, Bay Area birds, and Point Reyes.
Birds of the Imperial Valley
Photos and tips for finding birds in the southeastern corner of California.
Birds West
Bird news, owling tips, birder's guides, birding in Santa Clara, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties, photo and sketch galleries, and trip reports.
BLM California Birding
Checklists for 4 Bureau of Land Management sites in California.
Butte County Birders
Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting.
CA Birding Lists Digest
Compilation of 24 different California birding e-mail lists, organized by date, region, and list. Messages are archived for 30 days.
Calbirds
Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California.
California Bird Records Committee
California bird lists, annual reports, and photo gallery.
California Bird Songs
Songs of 13 species, recorded at the Blodgett Forest Research Station near Georgetown.
California Hotspots
Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts.
California Native Bird Gardening
Information about common California birds and plants to attract them.
California Parrot Project
Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles.
California Raptor Center
Rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors.
California Rare Bird Alerts
Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California.
Central Valley Bird Club
Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, field trips, and lists of birds by county.
Central Valley Birds
An e-mail list for discussing the birds of California's Central Valley.
Chanslor Wetlands Wildlife Project
Preserve in Bodega Bay. Bird count results.
Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas
Maps of breeding birds in Contra Costa County.
Cosumnes River Preserve Bird List
Graphical checklist with species abundance by month.
Cosumnes River Preserve Birding
Site guide to preserve in southern Sacramento County.
E-mail Groups for Birding in California
Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists.
East Bay Birders Circle
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.
Eastern Sierra Birds
Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots.
Godwit Days
Spring migration bird festival held in mid-April in Humboldt County.
Joe Morlan's California Birding
Interactive map of California with birding statistics, sites, and other birding resources for all 58 California counties; recent rarities, photo gallery, mystery birds, and an identification reference list.
Kern County Birding
Brief site guides to dozens of the county's best birding spots.
Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival
Annual event held in fall. Field trips, workshops, crafts, sports, and research.
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex
Official site of the Klamath Basin NWR, with visitor information, bird counts and sightings, tips for building blinds, and various areas for viewing.
LACoBirds
E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornith
Research and holdings.
Luke Cole's Birding Pages
Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S.
Mary Scott's Birding California
Travelogue of 16 California hot spots.
Mitch Heindel's Miscellaneous Matters
Southern California pelagic and other photos; pelagic trip schedule; photo quizzes; and checklists for Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington Drain, and Banning Park.
Mono Lake Bird Sightings
Recent sightings from the Mono Basin and nearby Eastern Sierra.
Monterey Birding Adventures
Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos.
Monterey County Birding
Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders.
National Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklists
Seasonal checklists for 36 refuges in California.
Northern California BirdBox
Rare bird alert, fall vagrant bird totals, and list of contributors.
Orange County Birding
Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links.
Peter LaTourrette's Bird Photo Gallery
High quality bird photos, mostly taken at Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
Placer County Birding Hotspots
Site guides with maps and checklist.
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays.
Ron Storey's Bird and Wildlife Photographs
Images of birds and a few reptiles taken in California.
Russell Sipe's Birding Pages
Photographic journal of the adventures of a rank beginner.
Salton Sea International Bird Festival
Annual event held in February in Imperial County.
San Diego County Bird Atlas
Project, sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum, to produce distribution maps and interpretive text for over 200 breeding and 300 migratory bird species in San Diego County. Newsletters, checklist, and reporting forms.
San Diego County Birds and Butterflies
Rare bird alert, checklist, photo gallery, and links.
San Diego Field Ornithology
Rare bird report archive and links.
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities.
San Francisco Birding and Beyond
Identification quiz, pelagic survival tips, rare bird descriptions, and trip reports.
Santa Cruz Bird Club
Events, history, Monterey Bay Birders' e-mail group info, Central Coast Riparian Bird Conservation Project, Guide to Songs and Calls of Central Coast Birds, newsletter articles, local birding sites, bird reports, checklists, and gull ID.
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles.
SBCobirding
E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands.
Seawatching
Brief guides to five sites in California to look for seabirds from land. Includes maps and species lists.
Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass Area Bird Checklist
Graphical frequency checklist for this area in the northern Sierra Nevada.
Sierra-NevadaBirds
Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada.
SLOCoBirding
E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds.
South Bay Birders Unlimited
Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links.
Spot 'n' Jot Birders Field Logs
A field logbook for birders for recording names and number of birds spotted in addition to the date, location, companions, and weather.
Towhee.net
Harry Fuller's site with information about birding San Francisco, notes on specialty birds, report on a big year in 1998, history of US ornithology, and European trip reports.
Ventana Wilderness Society
Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research.
Venturacobirding
E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County.
Watchable Wildlife
Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers.
Wild Bird Center of Walnut Creek
Store with backyard birding tips and bird walks.
Wild On Wetlands Weekend
Annual event held in March in the Central Valley near Los Banos.
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Information about a flock of feral parrots in San Francisco.
Yolo County Birding Guide
Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species.