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Identify the Brown, Streaky, Juvenile Songbirds of Summer With These Tips
MerlinGet More From Merlin Bird ID With These Powerful Features
How to Recognize Woodpeckers by Their Drumming Sounds
Tips for Recording Sounds of Birds and Wildlife
How to Record Bird Sounds [Bird Academy Course]
How to Tell Crows and Ravens Apart by Sight and Sound
Quiz: Can You Pick the Closest Relatives on the Tree of Avian Evolution?
Project FeederWatchHow to Identify the 3 Red Finches: Cassin's, House, and Purple
Bird ID Skills: How to Learn Bird Songs and Calls
Living Bird MagazineHow to Find a Great Birding Spot for Spring Migration
Living Bird MagazineTop 5 Tips for Finding Birds Nesting Near You
Living Bird MagazineFind More Birds with These 8 Suggestions for Your Birding Routine
Why Do Birdwatchers Need Close Focus in Binoculars?
Binoculars and Beyond: Nine Tips for Beginning Birdwatchers
Living Bird MagazineBirdwatching Tips: It's Summer... Where Did the Birds Go?
Macaulay LibraryThe Brand New Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds is Here
Living Bird MagazineBird Profile: White-throated Sparrow
Living Bird MagazineBird Profile: American Kestrel
MerlinFree Merlin Bird ID App IDs Thousands of Species
Living Bird MagazineBird Profile: The White-tailed Ptarmigan
Living Bird MagazineLearn How to ID These 5 Confusing Streaked Sparrows
Living Bird Magazine6 Warbler Hotspots to Try Out This Spring—Plus, How to Find Your Own
Living Bird MagazineWinter is the Season to Find Massive Flocks of Waterfowl—Here's How
eBirdeBird Explore Species Shows You Photos and Info on Every Bird in the World
eBirdeBird Quiz: Test Your Bird Knowledge with Photos and Sounds
Living Bird MagazineWhat Does A Dawn Chorus of Bird Song "Look" Like?
Nathan Pieplow: Bird Sounds Decoded [video]
Bird AcademyBeastBox—Make Your Own Music by Mixing Animal Sounds With Beatbox Loops
Project FeederWatchWhy do Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers look so similar when they aren’t close relatives?
Living Bird MagazineLearn Bird Songs by Listening Deeply: Q&A With Don Kroodsma
eBirdMerlin Bird ID Can Now Identify Birds From Photos Thanks to eBirders
Neotropical BirdsThe Cornell Lab's Neotropical Birds Website
Living Bird MagazineID Tips for Raptor-Watching Season: Use Tail and Wing Shape
eBirdFind Out What Birds to Look for With eBird Targets
Living Bird MagazineGet to Know Your Bird Families With a New Handbook
How to Identify White Herons
Living Bird MagazineWhere's the White? A Simple Question can be the Key in Waterfowl ID
Project FeederWatchHow to Tell a Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak From a Female Purple Finch
Bird AcademyWhat Duck is That? Learn IDs With a Diving Ducks Puzzle
eBirdHow to Count Birds at Your Feeder for Entry in eBird
Project FeederWatchLessons Learned as a Project FeederWatch Participant
K–12 EducationHow to Use eBird to Make a Custom List of the Birds Near You
5 Great Features of the Warbler Guide App That Won't Fit in Any Book
How to Listen to Bird Song—Tips and Examples From The Warbler Guide
Four Nuthatches, Four Ways to Make It Through a Cold Winter
eBirdeBird Quizzes, Social Media
eBirdIdentifying hybrid Mottled Ducks
Great Backyard Bird CountCooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks
Great Backyard Bird CountDowny and Hairy Woodpeckers
Great Backyard Bird CountWoodpeckers With Red Heads
Great Backyard Bird CountIdentifying Doves
Great Backyard Bird CountIs It a Black-capped or Carolina Chickadee?
Great Backyard Bird CountWhich Red Finch Is It?
Great Backyard Bird CountIdentifying Some Common Sparrows
Raptors of Winter
eBirdThe Parade of Plumage Challenge
Simple Steps for Identifying Confusing Brown Ducks—Females and Otherwise
eBirdIntroducing eBird Targets—Know Where and What to Look For
Five Fresh Ideas for Finding Birds This Fall
eBirdWinter Finch Forecast 2014–2015
eBirdIdentifying Bay-breasted and Blackpoll Warblers
It's Here: Free Merlin Bird ID App Now Available for Android
MerlinMerlin Help & FAQ
MerlinUse Your Computer to ID a Photo of a Bird
Learn How to Bird by Ear With Our Bird Song Hero Game
Bird AcademyBird Song Hero
ID Workshop: Use 4 Basic Keys Plus Migration Timing to Sort Out Your Thrushes
Living Bird MagazineHow to Bird by Ear: Q&A With Michael O'Brien and Louise Zemaitis
Great New Tips for Identifying Warblers—From the Authors of The Warbler Guide
Birding Tips: On Cold Spring Mornings, Spend Some Time in the Sun
eBirdSagebrush and Bell's Sparrows
Ten Secrets to Never Having a Slow Day in the Field [Video]
Living Bird MagazineMerlin Bird ID App: Q&A With Jessie Barry
MerlinGet Free ID Help With Our Merlin Bird ID App
MerlinMerlin Bird ID--Free app from the Cornell Lab
Project FeederWatchAmerican or Lesser? Take the Goldfinch Quiz!
eBirdHow to Plan a Birding Day Trip With eBird Hotspots
Our Review: Best iPhone Apps for Learning Bird Songs
eBirdNovember—Time for Little Gulls
eBirdNovember Birding: Look for Rarities in Urban and Suburban Microclimates
Project FeederWatchTricky Bird IDs
NestWatchIdentifying Nests and Eggs
Project FeederWatchHow to Tell a Downy Woodpecker From a Hairy Woodpecker
Project FeederWatchHow to Identify Common Doves
Project FeederWatchHow to Tell a Black-capped Chickadee from a Carolina Chickadee
Project FeederWatchHow to Tell a Sharp-shinned Hawk from a Cooper's Hawk
Project FeederWatchHow to Tell an American Tree Sparrow from a Chipping Sparrow
Project FeederWatchDownload FeederWatch Bird ID Posters
Celebrate Urban BirdsTips for Identifying the Focal Species of the Celebrate Urban Birds Project
eBirdWinter Finch Forecast 2013-2014
eBirdIntroducing the eBird Hotspot Explorer
eBirdHow to Report a Rarity: 11 Elements of a Great Bird Description
Review: New Warbler Guide Practically Sings With Information, Innovation
eBirdEurasian Sandwich Terns in North America
Living Bird MagazineA Master Set of Bird Sounds: Q&A with Matt Young
Living Bird MagazineBook Review: Crossley ID Guide: Raptors, by Richard Crossley, Jerry Ligouri, and Brian Sullivan
Celebrate Urban BirdsConoce los Pájaros de Tu Barrio—en Ingles y Español- Celebrate Urban BirdsUrban Birding Brochure in English and Spanish
Celebrate Urban BirdsIdentification, Certificates, Resources, and Tips for Urban Birding
CoursesOur Self-Paced Web Tutorials Will Help You Learn Bird Identification
Macaulay LibraryFinally: a "Master Set" of 4,938 Downloadable Bird Sounds
New Crossley ID Quiz Challenges You to ID Raptors From Above
A Hawk-Watching Quiz on the Prairie, Crossley Style
eBirdID Tips for Tricky Finches
Sharpen Up Your Sharpie ID With New Crossley Raptor Guide
eBirdWhy Did Razorbills Invade Florida in 2012?
eBirdGuidelines for Responsibly Reporting Sensitive Species
eBirdWhere to Watch for Rare Seabirds During Storms Like Hurricane Sandy
Living Bird MagazineThe Bold and the Bashful: the Personalities of Backyard Birds
Living Bird MagazineBird ID Help: Tackling Tricky Sparrows
eBirdNorth American Red Crossbill Types: Status and Flight Call Identification- eBirdHurricane Birding: an eBird Primer, Revisited
Neotropical BirdsNeotropical Birds Online
CoursesBe a Better Birder tutorials
Spring Warbler Warm-Up Quiz
Identify Spring Warblers With These Expert Tips
eBirdHow to Use Radar to Detect Birds: the Basics
eBirdBird Counting 101: How to Estimate the Numbers of Birds You're Seeing
eBirdBird Counting 201: How to Count Birds in Large Flocks
Great Backyard Bird CountHave you heard the top five species in the Great Backyard Bird Count?
See the Only Known Images of the Lost Imperial Woodpecker [Video]
eBirdUnderstanding Birds & Weather: Fall Birding Basics
eBirdPatterns of Rarity: The Birding Fallout From Hurricane Irene
eBirdGrackles—Are You Getting Them Right?
eBirdConfusing Flycatchers? Use Migration Timing to Your Advantage!
eBirdIdentification Pitfalls—Crows and Ravens
eBirdUse Range Maps to Identify Your Chickadees
Listen Up!: Learning Bird Sounds
Celebrate Urban BirdsSiluetas de 16 Aves Comunes en Este Cartel- Celebrate Urban BirdsID 16 Common Birds by Silhouette With This Poster
eBirdNew eBird/iPhone app puts local knowledge in your pocket
Photo Quiz 2: Funky Birds With Bright Markings
Learn a Flight Call: White-throated Sparrow
Inside Birding: How-To Videos for Learning Bird Identification
Bird ID Skills: Behavior
Bird ID Skills: Field Marks
Bird ID Skills: Color Pattern
Inside Birding: Size and Shape
Inside Birding: Habitat
Inside Birding: Color Pattern
Inside Birding: Understanding Behavior
Bird ID Skills: Habitat
Bird ID Skills: Size & Shape
Building Skills: The 4 Keys to Bird Identification
How to See a Sound That's a Half-Second Long
Let's Go Birding!... At Night... Blindfolded
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