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Wild Bird Feeding and Bird Watching
General Bird Feeding and Bird Watching

Specific Birds

Barn Owls Chimney Swifts
Bluebirds Eagles
Cardinals Peregrine Falcons
General Bird Feeding and Bird Watching

Columbus Audubon Society > http://www.columbusaudubon.org > Activities

eBird developed by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon http://www.ebird.org
Keep a log of your backyard bird sightings, view other's sightings, add to the cumulative database, use as an educational tool.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://birds.cornell.edu/
Has several topics including The Birdhouse Network with lots of Bluebird monitoring information and nest cam video.

The Great Backyard Birdcount
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/results/
index.html

Log your sitings, add to national database, learn about birds.

The Birdhouse Network...a spring and summer birdhouse-monitoring project
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/
Birdhouse kits and boxes already assembled to specification, monitoring activities and information

View the Nest Box Cam 2004 for Bluebirds, Owls, and other species. See nest box monitoring archives for nest box activities.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/nestboxcam
/index.html

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
http:www.hsus.org > Urban Wildlife—Our Wild Neighbors >
Feeding Birds in Winter

Solving Problems with Our Wild Neighbors > Solving Problems with Squirrels
Help Migratory Birds in Your Own Backyard "Here are some ways to make your community a more welcome stopover for migratory birds."
The Mysteries of Migration

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/ > Ohio Birding: Feathered Friends >
Ohio Bird Identification (includes photos and descriptions of Ohio birds)
Bird Feeding: Bird Food Preferences (lots of Ohio bird feeding info.)
Ohio Birds, Bird Feeders, and Bird Houses (includes info. about Ohio birds; attracting birds; bird & wildlife habitat creation; instructions and diagrams for building bird feeders and houses)
Artificial nesting structures for wildlife (PDF)- includes bird houses (nest boxes for songbirds, waterfowl, squirrels, raccoons, other mammals)

Ohio's premier birding opportunities:
Prime birding spots in state parks, wildlife areas, forests and nature preserves

Checklist of Ohio Birds (23-page PDF of Ohio bird-sighting records)
Watchable Wildlife Sites by District (places to view wildlife throughout Ohio)
Ohio's Winter Birds (Winter bird-watching opportunities; hawks; owls)
Conjunctivitis: Questions and Answers

Smithsonian National Zoological Park
http://nationalzoo.si.edu
> Migratory Bird Center

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (www.fws.gov)
Birds, Birds, Birds http://birds.fws.gov/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management Backyard Bird Problems >
Baby Bird "Orphans"

Injured Birds
Problems at the Bird Nest Box
Feeding Station Problems
Birds Trapped in Feeders
Squirrels
Rodents
Storing Seed
Problems at the Bird Bath

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Specific Birds

Barn Owls

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/ >
Ohio Barn Owl 2004 Nesting Season: One of the Best on Record

Barn Owl Information

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Bluebirds

North American Bluebird Society NABS)
(http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org
Has information about cavity nester conservation; affiliate organizations (http://www.affiliates.nabluebirdsociety.org/
affiliate.htm
); also Bluebird box designs and plans http://nabluebirdsociety.org/plans.htm

Transcontinental Bluebird Trail (TBT) (http://www.tbt.nabluebirdsociety.org)
Provides information about participating in the TBT for parks & outdoor facility and private nest/backyard nest box participation. Has some information for the general public but more for registered participants.

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Cardinals

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/ >
Northern Cardinals
For WildKids > Meet Big Red

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Chimney Swifts

Chimney Swifts Texas Parks and Wildlife Nature About Chimney Swifts

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Eagles

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/ > Ohio Birding: Feathered Friends > Peregrines (info. about Peregrine Falcons & live video from nesting sites)
Eagles (includes Eagle info. and nesting location map)
For WildKids > Bald Eagles Soar in Ohio's Skies

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Peregrine Falcons

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/ > Ohio Birding: Feathered Friends > Eagles (includes Eagle info. and nesting location map)

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Related Topics
Backyard Sanctuary-Pet & Wildlife-Friendly Gardens and Property
Bats
Unwelcome Visitors and Wildlife Profiles (for backyard bird problems)
 

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