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Birds of the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is home to hundreds of species of birds. From backyards and neighborhood parks to forests and coastal estuaries, the resources in this guide will help you learn about and identify the birds that share our home.
Recommended websites:
- Cornell Lab All About Birds: The Cornell Lab is a key resource for amateur birders and professional ornithologists alike. Find species information and birdcalls, bird ID help, citizen science projects and much more.
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: Birds
- Portland Audubon Society: "Meet the Neighbors: Portland Metro Area’s Backyard Birds"
- Audubon guide to the Birds of the Northwest
Recommended guide books
Handbook of Oregon BirdsCall Number: Cascade, Rock Creek, Southeast and Sylvania Libraries 598.0979 H47h 2009
American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of OregonCall Number: Cascade, Rock Creek, Southeast and Sylvania Libraries 598.097 I76f 2018
Birds of the Pacific NorthwestCall Number: Cascade, Rock Creek, Southeast and Sylvania Libraries 598.097 S54b 2017
Falcon pocket guide: birds of the Pacific NorthwestCall Number: Cascade and Southeast Libraries 598.097 T45f 2013
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific NorthwestCall Number: Sylvania Library 508.795 N38 1998
Christian Cooper and Amy Tan Discuss How Birding Brings Them Joy
Christian Cooper, author of Better living through birding : notes from a Black man in the natural world, and writer Amy Tan discuss their shared love of birding as part of the New York Times summer birding project. (53 minutes)
Live Boreal Birds at the Ontario FeederWatch Cam! Cornell Lab
Recommended apps
- Merlin from the Cornell LabMerlin is a free, powerful app that can help you identify nearly any bird in the world. ID birds by answering 5 simple questions, or use the powerful automatic Sound ID and Photo ID features. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play
Books about birds
What It's Like to Be a Bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and whyCall Number: Rock Creek Library 598 S53w 2020
How Birds Work : an illustrated guide to the wonders of form and function from bones to beakCall Number: Southeast Library 598 T39h 2020
Better Living Through Birding: notes from a Black man in the natural world by Call Number: Audiobook, ebook, and Sylvania Library print book 598.072 C66b 2023
