WEBSITES FOR NEW BIRDERS:

​“7 Tips for Watching Birds During The Spring Lockdown – Here are some principles you can apply to any form of nature study”, by David Sibley:
www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/sunday/bird-watching-coronavirus-lockdown.html: ​

Audubon Great Lakes Region - includes activities for kids:

All About Birds - Online Guide to Birds and Birdwatching - from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Bird Academy - from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Birding by Ear - from Audubon Great Lakes


BEST FIELD GUIDES FOR BEGINNERS:

Field Guide to Eastern Birds, by Roger Tory Peterson

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th edition

BEST PHONE APPS:

The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd edition

eBird