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Dr. Gwen Brewer
Receives National
Bird Conservation Award

Maryland offers some of the greatest birding opportunities...
if you know where to look!

The following list of birding websites will help the new birder as well as the expert.

Note: DNR Internet policy does not permit live links to any website that is not managed by a government agency or educational institution. Where an immediate link is not available, simply cut and paste the website address.
 

Maryland's Birds
Maryland's Hotspots: Top birding areas in Maryland, complete with detailed locations. http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/usmaryland.htm Top 200 North American Birding Hot Spots: Check out Maryland! http://www.birding.com/top200hotspots.htm#MD Assateague Island: View an organized list of birds to look for while visiting this area. http://www.assateagueisland.com/birdwatching/assateague_bird_list.htm Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: Identifies birds found in the area and provides a map of the NWR. http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/md_black.htm Conowingo Dam: Named a great birding site for gulls and bald eagles by Birder's World magazine. http://www.birdersworld.com/hotspots/MD_gulls/MD_gulls.html Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge: The refuge's bird list contains 243 recorded bird species. http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/md_eastn.htm North Point State Park: Scroll through a list of birds found here. http://www.homestead.com/northpointstatepark/birds.html
Maryland's Ornithological Society
	Maryland Ornithological Society http://www.mdbirds.org/
County Chapters with Their Own Web Pages: Allegany/Garrett Chapter http://acbc.al.umces.edu Anne Arundel Chapter:  http://www.aabirdclub.org/ Baltimore County Chapter http://baltimorebirdclub.org/ Cecil County Chapter http://www.udel.edu/cecilbirds/ Frederick County Chapter http://www.natureimagesandsounds.com/fredcomos/index.htm Harford County Chapter http://www.harfordbirdclub.org Howard County Chapter http://www.howardbirds.org Kent County Chapter http://kentcounty.com/birding/kcchapter.htm Montgomery County Chapter http://www.mdkinc.com/mccbird/index.html
National Birding Sites
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Birds. Birds. Birds. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Bird Identification Infocenter Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Bird Population Studies Data analyses and in-depth research about North American birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology e-Bird North America's Destination for Birding on the Web! eNature.com Quick-click bird locator. http://www.enature.com/guides/advSearch_birds.asp
Latest Birding News
MDOsprey website Search the archives for latest bird sightings. http://mdosprey@home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/mdosprey.html American Birding Association Aims to inspire all people to enjoy and protect wild birds. http://americanbirding.org/index.html
Backyard Birding
Birdsource: Birding With a Purpose Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Track bird populations, see results from the Christmas Bird Count, and discover how YOU can attract birds to YOUR yard. Bird Songs  - Cornell Lab of Ornithology  Sample a melody of birdcalls.