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Banded Birds - what to do if you find a banded bird, contact: Bird Banding Laboratory, or call Canadian Wildlife Service at 1-800-327-2263.

Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Bird Banding Laboratory

Reporting a colour-marked bird (dyed or painted feathers) - Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Ontario Bird Banding Association

Haldimand Bird Observatory

Long Point Bird Observatory on Lake Erie

Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory

Thunder Cape Bird Observatory

Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (Toronto Leslie Street Spit)

Toronto Bird Observatory, bird banding station

Trumpeter Swans, or call (705) 526-7809, to report both tagged and untagged birds in Ontario.

Black-throated Green Warbler. Photo: Brandon Holden

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Arboretum at Guelph: Bird Workshops, wildlife gardens and lots of trails on 400 acres of forests, fields and plant collections.

Avian Care and Research Foundation-articles

Birds Ontario projects for volunteer citizen scientists.

Bird Studies Canada report: Conservation Priorities for the Birds of Southern Ontario

Christmas Bird Count contact names for Ontario

Fatal Light Awareness Program

Larry Neily – Birding Ottawa

Natural Sounds of Ontario – Birds, Frogs, and Mammals CD, produced by Monty Brigham. Sales of this CD will support the activities of the Eastern Ontario Biodiversity Museum in Kemptville, Ontario.

Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society.

Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, 2001 – 2005

Ontario Partners in Flight helping Ontario landbirds. The Ontario Partners In Flight Organizing Committee has completed the first draft of Ontario’s Bird Conservation Region 13 (Lower Great LakesSt. Lawrence Plain) Landbird Conservation Plan which is available online at the Bird Studies Canada website.

Royal Ontario Museum’s interactive natural history page. The field guide provides pictures and sounds of many common Ontario Birds.

Trumpeter Swans in Ontario

Weather from Environment Canada

Black-throated Blue Warbler. Photo: Sam Barone

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Baillie Birdathon: Help OFO and have fun while you are doing it! Why not do a Baillie Birdathon in May and designate OFO as your club? That way, OFO will receive a share of the funds you raise.

Bird Studies Canada

Birding in Canada

Canadian Peregrine Foundation

Canadian Wildlife Service, (includes lots of infos on birds, bird banding, migratory bird law, hunting info, etc.)

Electronic resources for ornithology

Current rare birds in the Province of Quebec

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American Birding Association

Avibase, information about all birds of the world includes subspecies, distribution and maps, taxonomy, and synonyms in 24 languages. Sponsored by Bird Studies Canada.

Bird cinema: Videos for bird watchers

Birding Pal: Birding contacts around the world

Birdnet: The Ornithological Council

Birding on the Net- includes mailing lists from around the world

Birding on the Net ONTBIRDS

ONTBIRDS inhouse archives

The Virtual Birder ONTBIRDS

Surfbirds: General birding site that maintains members’ lists

Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.

Brewster‘s Warbler. Photo: Sam Barone

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