preservation of our native bird life.
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Lancaster County Bird Club |
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to secure the cultivation of public sentiment in the preservation of our native bird life. |
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Here are some probably not well organized links to Internet resources that might be interesting and useful to members of the Lancaster County Bird Club and to others who happen along to this part of the Internet. Please make further suggestions to the webmaster, Kurt A. Bodling, at < melanchthon1530 [AT] juno [DOT] com >. He'll try to incorporate links to suggested non-commercial web sites.
The 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas Project is a long-term project that needs volunteer birders throughout the commonwealth. Join in the fun!
The web site for Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association gives information on the raptor migration counts and other Hawk Mountain activities.
Information about the Carnegie Museum's Bird Banding Program at Powdermill Nature Preserve expands on what we heard at the September 2004 meeting.
Here is a list of Pennsylvania Important Bird Areas (IBAs), including those in Lancaster County.
The American Birding Association "aims to inspire all people to enjoy and protect birds."
The state-wide chapter of the Audubon Society is Audubon Pennsylvania.
Another contact point for state-wide birding activities, including an active email list of sightings and questions, is the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology.
The widely-respected Cornell Lab of Ornithology has all manner of birding information available.
There is a British site called FatBirder.com which intends to put as many birders in touch with each other throughout the world as possible "to encourage friendship and conservation." This link is to his collection of Pennsylvania-related web sites.
Specialists might be interested in either the Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania or Hummingbirds.net.