RESOURCES FOR NEW BIRDERS
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Where to Bird:
       In Cuyahoga County
       Favorite Places to Bird in Northern Ohio
       Best places in Ohio 
       Birding in Ohio

About Binoculars:
       Audubon Society's Binocular Guide
       2020 Review of Binoculars
       Time & Optics - a well-stocked shop for binoculars & spotting scopes - in Millersburg, Ohio
          
NEW BIRDER VIDEOS FOR KIDS:
         
Monica Marshall's Boys & Girls Club's Cyber Club videos: 
         Go Wild Adventure Club: July 13, 2020:  "Get ready for your adventure"       
         Go Wild Adventure Club: May 18, 2020: "What will we see?"
       
AUDIO RECORDINGS FOR NEW BIRDERS:

       Backyard Birding 101

       Minnesota Bird Songs - we get almost all of these birds in Northeast Ohio

WEBSITES & LINKS 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:

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:

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern & Central North America, Seventh Edition

Sibley Birds East - The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

Free Field Guides for Common Birds, Raptors, and Owls from Ohio Department of Natural Resources


​BEST PHONE APPS:

Sibley Birds v2 app (for bird ID)

Peterson Birds of North America app (for bird ID)

iBird app (for bird ID, iPhones)

Merlin app (for bird ID)

eBird app - more advanced, includes checklist uploads, info on bird trends, citizen science etc.

Kirtland Bird Club Bird Identification Videos