Resources

Learn about our region, birds, and wildlife with these free online resources.

Accessibility

• Birdability: Our vision is that birding truly is for everybody and every body, regardless of disability or other health concerns.

• Ethical Birding 101

Advocacy

• Writer and editor Christian Cooper discusses his passion and tips for bird-watching, his experience #BirdingWhileBlack, and his advocacy work toward making birding more inclusive for people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. Chris currently serves on the Board of Directors for NYC Audubon and, on May 25, 2020, he experienced a racist confrontation while bird-watching in Central Park that inspired the creation of #BlackBirdersWeek.

• EAC Action: Nesting and Migratory Birds

• EAC Action: Land Programs

• EAC Action: Water Programs

• EAC Action: Biodiversity Programs

• Congress Responds to Climate Change Impact on Seabirds and Fisheries

• Roadside Vegetation Management, Marin County

• Bird Conservation in Your Cup: Birds & Beans Shade Grown Coffee

• NABCI State of the Birds Report

Articles

• A Massive Guide To Birdwatching: Find Out All About Birding Like a Pro!

• What Bird Guide Is Best For You?

• The Audubon Guide to Binoculars

• Explore The Wild with the Best Binoculars in 2021

• Birdwatching Is an Easy Way to Practice Mindfulness

• Why Do Birds Matter?

• Be a Better Birder: How to Identify Bird Songs

• Female Birdsong Is Finally Getting the Attention It Deserves

• A Yard Full Of Native Plants Is A Yard Full Of Well-Fed Birds

• Get to Know These 15 Common Birds

• 19 Ways to Make Your Backyard Bird Friendly

• Plants for Birds

• Grow These Native Plants So Your Backyard Birds Can Feast

• Why You Should Start Searching for Rusty Blackbirds

• There's a New Theory for Why Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers Look So Alike

• Many Female Birds Sing Beautiful Songs—All We Have To Do Is Listen

• Are There More Crows and Ravens in the Bay Area These Days?

• What does climate change mean for California birds?

• Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on Migrating Birds

• What is bird language? How combining birding and mindfulness powerfully connects us to nature

• How to Learn Bird Language: Learn bird language from the comfort of home with these online programs.

• Build Your Own Birdhouse for Your Backyard Birding Hobby

• How to Make Bird Sheds and Houses for Bird-Watching

Online Tools

• Audubon Bird App

• Bird Academy

• Bird Life International

• Bird Watchers Digest

• CalFlora

• California Native Plants Society - Marin Chapter Lists

• California Watchable Wildlife

• eBird

• iNaturalist App

• Macaulay Library

• Merlin Bird ID App

Photo header: Great Blue Heron by Carlos Porrata