Websites
Language: E=English, S=Spanish, B=Bilingual
Age Level: 1=Elementary, 2=Middle School, 3=High School, 4=Adult

aVerAves
Website (S/1, 2, 3, 4)
Description: aVerAves is the Spanish version of the electronic bird monitoring tool eBird. aVerAves is a simple tool that can quickly bring together records for all birds observed in any part of Mexico or the rest of North America (Canada and the United States). You can store and retreive information about all of your bird observations, whether it be in your garden, at your favorite birding hotspot, or part of research investigations. You also have access to the entire database to know what other bird watchers are reporting from different places in Mexico and throughout North America. The aVerAves database can be used by bird watchers, scientists, land managers, and conservationists who want to know more about bird distribution and movement patterns throughout the North America. In order to make the database the most effective, however, it needs many users from all over North America, each contributing bird sightings. Cost: FREE.

BirdIQ.com
Website (E/1, 2, 3, 4)
Description: BirdIQ is a bird conservation partnership between ConocoPhillips and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Together, we're protecting critical habitats and educating people of all ages about the importance of birds in our world. The BirdIQ website is one-stop shopping for information and educational material about birds. Visit here, and we'll connect you to conservation groups around the country that have posters, videos, curricula, and educational materials galore! Whether you want to learn more yourself, to share your education ideas, or to introduce your students, scouts, or neighborhood kids to birds, this is the place to start. Cost: FREE.

BirdNote
Website (E/2, 3, 4)
Description: BirdNote is a radio series about the intriguing ways of birds. Each show is scheduled to coincide with the time of year when you can see or hear the featured bird. ("Oh, that's what that is!") BirdNote shows are two-minute vignettes that incorporate the rich sounds of birds with stories that illustrate the interesting-and in some cases, truly amazing-abilities of birds. BirdNote.org is a website that offers you resources to "dig deeper" into the world of birds, birding, and conservation. Cost: FREE.

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Website (E/1)
Description: This page offers a series of photos detailing the progression of chick development. A QuickTime movie shows the chick hatching. Cost: FREE.

eBird
Website (E/1, 2, 3, 4)
Description: eBird, a project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way for you to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America. You can retrieve information on your bird observations, from your backyard to your neighborhood to your favorite bird-watching locations, at any time for your personal use. You can also access the entire historical database to find out what other eBirders are reporting from across North America. In addition, the cumulative eBird database is used by birdwatchers, scientists, and conservationists who want to know more about the distributions and movement patterns of birds across the continent. Cost: FREE.

Flora of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, Arizona
Website (E/2, 3, 4)
Description: This excellent online resource is for those interested in the flora of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA). This website shows the results of a study of the flora of the SPRNCA, undertaken between February 2001 and November 2003. The goal of this study was to provide information on the occurrence and status of the vascular plants of this area. Groundwater pumping is a dynamic threatening to alter the present community structure and this baseline plant study will be critical in documenting changes to the plan community with time. A digital database was compiled with information on each plant's phenology, abundance, life span, native/exotic status, wetland occurrence, and habitat. Website visitors can view checklists, read habitat descriptions, and see maps and photos of the region and plants documented during the study. PDF versions of the entire report will be available soon on the website. Cost: FREE.

OWL (Ornitholocial Worldwide Literature)
Website (E/1, 2, 3, 4)
Description: The OWL database has approximately 45,000 bibliographic citations to thousands of individual journals, periodicals, and similar publications going back to 1990. Results of all searches are downloadable in spreadsheet format. Visit this site to conduct literature searches and for more information. Cost: FREE.

Point Reyes Bird Observatory
4990 Shoreline Highway
Stinson Beach, CA 94970
sabbott@prbo.org
www.prbo.org

Snowy Plover Soap Opera (E/1, 2)
Website
Description: Explore the world of threatened Western Snowy Plovers through this PRBO web site. The Soap Opera follows the lives of 3 Soap Opera stars - actual Snowy Plovers who live on West Coast beaches and are followed by PRBO biologists. Through the Soap Opera: check in for regular updates on the Soap Opera stars' lives; learn why Snowies are threatened; learn about what it takes to be a Snowy Plover biologist - from finding a nest to banding chicks; learn about beach habitat; and explore the life cycle of Snowy Plovers. Cost: FREE.

Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
Sonoran Desert Kids (E/1)
Website
Description: Test your knowledge of Sonoran Desert plants and animals with flashcards, play games and take quizzes, print sheets to color, print fact sheets about the Sonoran Desert, and browse the Sonoran Desert Kids Gallery. Cost: FREE.

Sonoran Desert Educational Center (E/1, 2, 3, 4)
Website
Description: Information about the plants, animals, ecosystems, cultures, and history of the Sonoran Desert, including fact sheets, maps, and photo galleries.Cost: FREE.

SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive)
Website (E/3, 4)
Description: The SORA project is an open access electronic journal archive and is the product of a collaboration between the American Ornithologists Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological Society, and the Universityof New Mexico libraries and IT department. This archive provides access to an extensive ornithological literature of international scope and detailed material documenting the history of ornithology in North America over the last 120 years. The content of the site includes the following titles: The Auk (1884-1999), The Condor (1899-2000), The Journal of Field Ornithology (1930-1999), and Studies in Avian Biology (1978-1999). The North American Bird Bander will also be available in the near future. Cost: FREE.