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Birding Resources
“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn, and to sing at dusk, was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.” Terry Tempest Williams
Black-capped Chickadee ©Roniq Bartanen
Female Bird Song Project
Birding Field Guides and Apps
Female Bird Song Project
Previously it was thought that only male birds sing, now we know different. Learn how women scientist at Female Bird Song Project are changing the perspective about female birds and song.
Female Bird Day is May 29th-31st.
Native Plants for Birds
Birding Field Guides and Apps
Female Bird Song Project
National Audubon's Plants for Birds uses your zip code to recommend a collection of native plants to your area. Native plants + native bugs = Bird Food! Native plants also require less care and water.
Birding Field Guides and Apps
Birding Field Guides and Apps
Community Science: Find and record bird data with eBird
Sibley’s, Stokes, National Geographic, Kaufman and Peterson’s Field Guide books are popular. Your public library has MANY! Try them out to see how you like them before you buy. National Audubon has some recommendations for bird field guides and apps.
Community Science: Find and record bird data with eBird
Feminist Bird Club: Inclusivity and Social Justice in Birding
Community Science: Find and record bird data with eBird
eBird is a worldwide platform which allows you to submit bird data, explore species, regions and birding hotspots, take bird quizzes and so much more......
Feminist Bird Club: Inclusivity and Social Justice in Birding
Feminist Bird Club: Inclusivity and Social Justice in Birding
Feminist Bird Club: Inclusivity and Social Justice in Birding
The Feminist Bird Club is dedicated to promoting inclusivity in birding while fundraising and providing a safe opportunity for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC, and women to connect with the natural world. Find chapters, go birding!
Hire Female Bird Guides
Feminist Bird Club: Inclusivity and Social Justice in Birding
Feminist Bird Club: Inclusivity and Social Justice in Birding
I've created a resource list of female bird guides in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Create a FREE account to find a female guide for your next birding adventure! Thank you for supporting women guides of the world.
Black AF In STEM
Seattle Urban and Accessible Birding
Black AF In STEM
The BlackAFinSTEM Collective seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black STEM professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career connection, and community engagement. Learn about Black Birders Week.
Birdability
Seattle Urban and Accessible Birding
Black AF In STEM
Birdability's mission is to share the joys of birding with people who have disabilities and ensure birding is accessible for everybody. Birding is truly for everybody regardless of disabilities or health concerns. Photo of Birdability founder Virginia Rose by Jeff Patterson
Seattle Urban and Accessible Birding
Seattle Urban and Accessible Birding
Seattle Urban and Accessible Birding
Visiting Seattle without a car? Or maybe you live here. Seattle has many great urban birding spots and some of them are accessible as well. Find info on bus and train routes, trails and bird species over at my Urban and Accessible Birding page.
Native Plant Nurseries In Washington State
Native Plant Nurseries In Washington State
Native Plant Nurseries In Washington State
A list of native plant nurseries for Washington State. Asking for native plants by their latin name ensures your purchasing true natives. Planting natives encourages native insects, providing a welcome food source for birds, especially those raising young.
Conservation Starts at Home
Native Plant Nurseries In Washington State
Native Plant Nurseries In Washington State
Doug Tallamy is the author of many books including "Natures Best Hope". Tallamy lays out simple and inspiring steps to creating habitat and supporting conservation in our yards.
Bird Migration
Native Plant Nurseries In Washington State
Bird Migration
BirdCast website offers useful tools which enable the viewer to see live maps of bird migration, migration forecast maps and local bird migration alerts. Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Colorado State University produce the forecasts and maps.
Skip Fall Cleanup: Why you should leave the leaves!
Skip Fall Cleanup: Why you should leave the leaves!
Skip Fall Cleanup: Why you should leave the leaves!
Want to help the birds? Here are some simple and essential tips for helping birds this fall and winter. Learn about leaf litter, brush piles and why you shouldn't snip those perennial stems and flower heads.
All About the Birds
Skip Fall Cleanup: Why you should leave the leaves!
Skip Fall Cleanup: Why you should leave the leaves!
Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All about Birds is a phenomenal resource offering articles on bird friendly coffee, the effects of outdoor cats on birds, preventing bird window strikes, bird courses and quizzes. bird info and I.D tips and so much more!
Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat!
Skip Fall Cleanup: Why you should leave the leaves!
Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat!
Did you know there are only 5 steps to creating a Certified Wildlife Habitat? It can be easily done in a yard, small apartment balcony, on school grounds or even a natural area at your place of work.
Preventing Bird Strikes: Feather Friendly Glass
Preventing Bird Strikes: Feather Friendly Glass
Preventing Bird Strikes: Feather Friendly Glass
Help birds navigate safely! Birds see differently than humans. As a result, one of the leading causes of bird mortality is window strikes, especially during migration. Prevent window strikes while maintaining your views.
Binocular Use 101
Preventing Bird Strikes: Feather Friendly Glass
Preventing Bird Strikes: Feather Friendly Glass
Are you getting the most from your binoculars? These tips are geared toward the beginning birder or those wanting an in depth look at binocular terms and usage.
5 Quick tips for identifying birds
Preventing Bird Strikes: Feather Friendly Glass
5 Quick tips for identifying birds
The "Inside Birding" series by Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a great series of free 10-minute videos that take an in-depth look at four basic keys to identifying birds: Size & Shape, Color Pattern, Behavior, and Habitat.
On the Shelf: Bird and Nature Reads
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham.
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing, What Birds Are Doing.....
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham.
One of my favorite birding reads! A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, J. Drew Lanham is the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature. Drews poetic writing drips with a respect, knowledge and a love of the nature of South Carolina. Reflections on his family's history, homestead and being black in nature in the rural south are funny, sweet and heartbreaking at times.
Nature Obscura: A City’s Hidden Natural World by Kelly Brenner
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing, What Birds Are Doing.....
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham.
A topic close to my heart, Urban Nature. Kelly Brenner invites us to explore micro habitats of nature within the urban landscape, based in the city she lives in, Seattle WA. With wonder and a sense of humor, Nature Obscura author Kelly Brenner aims to help us rediscover our connection to the natural world that is just outside our front door — we just need to know where to look.
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing, What Birds Are Doing.....
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing, What Birds Are Doing.....
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing, What Birds Are Doing.....
I've learned so much reading Sibley's new book. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to non-birders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. A beautiful book detailing the nuances and lives of birds, providing you with all the knowledge you never knew you wanted.
The Urban Birder
BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show
What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing, What Birds Are Doing.....
This was such a fun read! U.K birder David Lindo celebrates a philosophy I whole heartily embrace, nature is everywhere, even in our urban areas. This book reflects on his youth in 1970's east London as well as his birding journey along the way. The black and white photos of his adventures add to the appeal of urban birding. You certainly don't have to be a birder to appreciate this book. Anyone living in cities around the world can learn to marvel at the wonder of nature so close to home.
BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show
BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show
BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show
I was so excited to see a book version of one of my favorite birding podcasts! If you've ever listened to BirdNote on your public media channels then you know that they are daily 2 minute stories reflecting the beauty and mystery of birds. Now they've released a book version with the same concept. These short, detailed snippets are a sneak peek into bird life complete with beautiful illustrations to match. The stunning cover makes a lovely addition to ones bookshelf.
The Art of Mindful Birdwatching: Reflections on Freedom and Being
BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show
BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show
Author Claire Thompson works for BirdLife International. In this book she reveals how observing birds closely can ultimately bringing us back to the core of what makes us human and also part of the natural world. While actively bird-watching and or listening, we are in the present moment. Experiencing the freedom and acknowledging the beauty of our avian neighbors has the power to connect us to the natural world and each other, inviting more wonder into our lives. This book is recommended for all bird watching levels.