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Texas is one of the top birding destinations of the world. Whether you are a birder, a wildlife enthusiast, or just ready to discover the wildlife Texas has to offer, we have a map that makes it easy for you. These driving trails will direct you to the best spots in the state to observe wildlife such as birds, butterflies, bats or pronghorns.

National Audubon Society

Northeast Texas Field Ornithologists

This site promotes observation, study, appreciation and conservation of birds through discovery and dissemination of knowledge about birds, particularly in the Northeast Texas area.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

This Cornell bird identification website is a good general purpose identifier with basic species information and songs. I particularly like to click the "related species" link for a bird and get the nice columnar list of related birds with sound files Home of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Participate in citizen science research projects. Great overall bird info resource.

American Birding Association

Great source for recreational birders. The ABA encourages birders to apply their skills to help conserve birds and their habitats.

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SITES

Rehabilitators by County

Orphaned / Injured Wildlife

Rehabilitation Regulations

Protected Wildlife Species

Cross Timbers Wildlife Rehab

Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge

Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

Texas Raptor Centers

INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

IUCN Redlist

International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN Wildtalk

BUBL Nature Conservation

BBC Earth News

BBC Green Room

BBC Wildlife Finder

National Geographic Animals

National Wildlife Federation

World Wildlife

Wildlife Management

Daily wildlife news in the UK

Conservation International

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Birding in Texas

Find a park, learn about the nature centers and upcoming programs and events.

Top 200 Birding Hotspots by state

Birding in South Texas

Dallas Audubon Field Trips

East Texas Chapter Master Naturalist

Native Plant Society Tyler

Texas Ornithological Society

This site promotes the discovery and dissemination of knowledge of birds; to encourage specifically the observation, study and conservation of birds in Texas

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Texas Critters TPWD guide to game animals, gamebirds, fur bearers, and other wildlife of Texas

BIRDING WEBSITES

TPWD Birding Resources

Whatbird.com "What Bird" is a good general identification website. The quality of the audio recordings is not as high as other sites, but they also have links to similar bird songs

Birds and Science for Children

eBird

North American Birds and Field notes

Owl Pages

Ducks Unlimited Shortcuts to Duck ID

Arizona Game & Fish

Patuxent Migratory Bird Research

This is a great resource. The recording quality is not the best but still very helpful. The Patuxent Bird Quiz is a nice learning tool.

SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive)

eNature Fieldguides

Birding-in-the-us-and-abroad

http://www.xeno-canto.org/ Website for sharing bird song recordings from around the world. This a really nice resource with numerous recordings for each species.

http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/ This is a website with many recordings of bird songs for North American Birds. It is hosted by various Breeding Bird Survey organizations such a USGS, CONABIO, Ennvironment Canada and Partners in Flight. This is a great resource. You will need to get a log in to use it, but it is free. I like this because the text for a species will list other species whose songs are similar

Bill - Backyard Bird editor

Roger Tory Peterson Institute

American Bird Conservancy

World Birding Center - Texas

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

East Texas Camera Club

FirstLight Tours Photography Workshops and Photo Tours

KingBirdFeeders - Birding supplies, binoculars & Scopes

Lost Creek Birding Supplies and Garden decor

Secret lives of Animals