Bird Clubs of Massachusetts and New England
Citizen Science Projects
- eBird – for posting bird sightings
- Project FeederWatch – count birds through the winter at your feeders
- Christmas Count – annual counts since 1900
- Concord Christmas Count – our local count since 1960
- Great Backyard Bird Count – annual weekend count in February
- NestWatch – find a bird nest, visit every 3-4 days, and record what you see
- Breeding Bird Atlas – help document the birds that breed in Massachusetts
- iNaturalist – post photos of birds and all forms of life
Sightings
- The Voice of Audubon – bird sightings from Mass Audubon
- Nature Sightings (from the Sudbury Valley Trustees, throughout the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers Valley)
- Hummingbird Central
Reference
- All About Birds – online reference site from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- MASSBIRD – mailing list dedicated to the interchange of wild bird and birding information
- Living With Wildlife – answers from Mass Audubon to common questions about wildlife
- Bird Observer – The Birding Journal for New England
- BirdCast – Bird Migration Forecasts in Real-Time
- Massachusetts List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species
- View Massachusetts Endangered Species by town or species
- Alpha Codes (standard 4-letter codes such as MODO for Mourning Dove)
Apps
- eBird: post your bird sightings to eBird from your phone
- iNaturalist: take photos and post them to iNaturalist from your phone
- Merlin: helps you identify the birds you see
- iBird Explorer Pro: step-by-step identification
- BirdsEye: see what birds have been reported nearby to plan your next trip
- Sibley: The Sibley Guide to Birds on your phone
- Peterson: Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America on your phone
- Audubon: complete field guide to North American birds
- BirdNET: app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology that identifies birds by sound
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