Cunningham Memorial Library: Biology: Ornithology

National Birding Resources

eBird
Department of Ornithology at Cornell University
All About Birds
Find species information in the database of the Department of Ornithology at Cornell University
HBW Alive
Handbook of the Birds of the World online resource. Requires a subscription. Requires personal subscription starting at $7.99/month. ISU has the print volumes.
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Department of Ornithology, Cornell University
Macaulay Library Sound & Video catalog
Archive of animal sounds, including over 160,000 recordings of 67 percent of the world's birds.
xeno-canto
Members can upload and share bird sounds from all over the world. Free registration. From the Xeno-canto foundation (or officially Stichting Xeno-canto voor natuurgeluiden), a charity (Dutch "ANBI") from the Netherlands.
National Audubon Society
Started in 1905, an environmental society interested in conservationism and birds.
National Audubon Society on Facebook
Click Follow.
BirdCast
Tools that predict and monitor bird migration.
BirdCast: Migration Alerts Terre Haute, IN, USA
Tool predicts bird migration over Terre Haute, IN.
Bird Migration Explorer
Migration data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the U.S. Geological Survey, Georgetown University, Colorado State University, and the National Audubon Society.
American Birding Association

Two-Fisted Birdwatcher

Birdzilla.com - Joel Greenberg

Birds and birding with Joel Greenberg

Books and Field Guides

The print books in the Library about birds are located at the call number range of QL671-699.

LIbrary Catalog search for QL670
QL671-699 Birds.
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History of the Indiana Audubon Society by Charles E. Keller
Call Number: 1989
For the birds by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Call Number: ISU Gov Docs U.S. I 49.2:2003020576
Backyard bird feeding
Bird almanac : the ultimate guide to essential facts & figures of the world’s birds by David M. Bird
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL673 .B573 1999
ISBN: 1552093239
Audubon's Birds of America by Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL674 .A9
ISBN: 0789208148
Publication Date: 1937
View high res plates online
Howard and Moore Complete checklist of the birds of the world by Edward C. Dickinson
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL677 .H68 2003
ISBN: 0691117012
Sibley's birding basics by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL677.5 .S53 2002
ISBN: 0375709665
Field guide to the birds of North America by National Geographic Society
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .F53 1999
ISBN: 0792274512
Birds of North America by Kenn Kaufman
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .K36 2000
ISBN: 0395964644
Birdwatcher’s companion to North American birdlife by Christopher W. Leahy
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .L35 2004
ISBN: 0691092974
Shorebirds of North America : the photographic guide by Dennis Paulson
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .P37 2005
ISBN: 0691102740
Field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America by Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .P45 2002
ISBN: 0395740479
Sibley guide to bird life & behavior by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .S495 2001
ISBN: 0679451234
Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America by David Allen Sibley
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .S495 2003
ISBN: 067945120X
Sibley guide to birds by David Allen Sibley, National Audubon Society
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL681 .S497 2000
ISBN: 0679451226
American Bird Conservancy guide to the 500 most important bird areas in the United States : key sites for birds and birding in all 50 states by Robert M. Chipley
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL682 .A54 2003
ISBN: 0812970365
Fifty common birds of the upper Midwest by Dana Gardner
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL683.M55 G37 2006
ISBN: 0877459835
Birding in Ohio by Tom Thomson
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL684 .O3 T48 1994
ISBN: 0253359953
Birds of Illinois by H. David Bohlen
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL684.I3 B64 1989
ISBN: 0253315603
Indiana birds and their haunts : a checklist and finding guide by Charles E. Keller, Shirley A. Keller, and Timothy C. Keller
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL684.I5 K44
ISBN: 0253154375
Birds of Ohio by Bruce G. Peterjohn
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL684.O3 P48 1989
ISBN: 0253341833
Complete guide to the birds of Europe by Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL690.A1 S9413 2000
ISBN: 0691095167
Field guide to hawks of North America by William S. Clark and Brian K. Wheeler
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL696.F3 C59 2001
ISBN: 0395670683
Tanagers, cardinals, and finches of the United States and Canada : the photographic guide by David Beadle and J.D. Rising
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL696.P282 B43 2006
ISBN: 0691118582
Life of birds (film) by David Attenborough
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL698.3 .L54 2002
ISBN: 069101633X
Book and film
Nature’s music : the science of birdsong by Peter Marler, Hans Slabbekoorn
Call Number: ISU Main Library QL698.5 .N38 2004
ISBN: 0124730701
Handbook of the Birds of the World by Josep del Hoyo (Editor); Andrew Elliott (Editor); Jordi Sargatal (Editor); Josep del Hoyo Calduch (Editor)
Call Number: ISU Main Library Stacks QL673 .H27 1992
ISBN: 8487334105
Publication Date: 1992-01-01
17 volumes featuring every bird species
Birds of North America by American Ornithologists' Union
Call Number: ISU Main Library Stacks QL681 .B625
ISBN: 10615466
Publication Date: 1992-
v.1 no.1-v.18 no.720
(Non-Circulating)
Atlas of breeding birds of Indiana by John S. Castrale
Call Number: ISU Reference Collection QL684 .I5 C37 1998
Birds of Indiana by Russell E. Mumford and Charles E. Keller
Call Number: ISU Reference Collection QL684.I5 M86 1984
ISBN: 0253107369
Common Birds of Indiana by Earl Brooks
History of the Amos W. Butler Audubon Society by Charles E Keller
Bird feeding : backyard habitat for wildlife by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Birdwatching 101

Building Skills: The 4 Keys to Bird Identification
AllAboutBirds. Department of Ornithology, Cornell University.
A guide to not mis-identifying birds
From Gadwall Birding Page by Jim Frazier which provides information on Chicago area birdwatching.
Bird Academy courses
AllAboutBirds, Department of Ornithology, Cornell University. $$
Great Courses: National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America
James Currie, Safari Guide , National Geographic. The Great Courses. $$
Choosing binoculars for the first time
Nikon
How to Buy Binoculars for Your Favorite Outdoor Hobby
WikiHow
Bird Identification Course
From WhatBird.com
Introduction to Bird Song Demo
from WhatBird.com

Indiana Birding

Wabash Valley Audubon Society
Indiana Audubon Society
IDNR Fish & Wildlife
Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Fish & Wildlife Division
Indiana Audubon: Backyard Birds of Indiana
Indiana bird watching
www.birding.com
Indiana Bird Records Committee (IBRC)
Maintains a state checklist.
Indiana Birding on Discord
Sponsored by the Indiana Audubon Society. Discord is a website and phone app.

Facebook

Wabash Valley Audubon Society on Facebook
Birding in Indiana on Facebook
Indiana Audubon Society on Facebook
Indiana Rare Bird Alert on Facebook
Indiana Young Birders Club on Facebook
Eagle Creek Ornithology Center on Facebook
Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary on Facebook
Connersville, Indiana 47331
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http://www.indianaaudubon.org/MaryGrayBirdSanctuary/tabid/61/Default.aspx
Rare Bird Alert - U.S. East on Facebook
Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Facebook
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Facebook
Sapsucker Woods (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) on Facebook
National Audubon Society on Facebook
Illinois Audubon Society on Facebook
National Audubon Society on TikTok

Phone Apps

Audubon Bird Guide App
Merlin Bird ID app
App tries to identify the correct bird species using AI. Enter your bird photo or bird recording and AI compares them to its extensive library to suggest possible identifications.
eBird Mobile app
Enter your bird species sightings from the field to your personal eBird account.
Indiana Birding on Discord
Sponsored by the Indiana Audubon Society. Discord is a website and phone app.

Bird Identification Quizzes

eBird Quiz from photos
Free
Indiana birds Quiz from Quizlet
BirdQuiz.net
Bird Song Hero game
AllAboutBirds. Department of Ornithology, Cornell University.
Bird Academy courses
AllAboutBirds, Department of Ornithology, Cornell University. $$