STORE
RELATED:
• Our Store Facebook Page- A public page with the latest information, photos, and much more!
• How to Be a Better Birder by Derek Lovitch- The Facebook Page for Derek's First Book.
• Freeport Conservation Trust- Local land trust with info on miles of trails.
• Freeport Chamber of Commerce
• Town of Freeport, Maine
AUDUBON SOCIETIES AND BIRD CLUBS:
• Augusta Bird Club
• Maine Audubon
• Merrymeeting Bay Audubon
• Stanton Bird Club
• York Country Audubon
BIRD CONSERVATION:
• American Bird Conservancy
• Backyard Wildlife Habitat
• Biodiversity Research Institute
• Birds and Cats
• Birds and Collisions (Windows, towers, etc).
• Birds and Energy Production
• Birds and Global Warming
• Bird and Tower Collisions - great info on the hazards to birds from lighted towers, including maps of all the towers in every state.
• Bird Conservation Alliance
• Boreal Songbird Initiative
• Fatal Light Awareness Program - "FLAP"
• Friends of Maines Mountains
• Friends of Maine Seabird Islands
• New England Forestry Foundation
• North American Bird Conservation Initiative
• Partners In Flight
• Project Puffin
• Resources First Foundation
• Royal River Conservation Trust
• State Conservation.org
BIRDING:
• Birding News - Sightings from Around the Country and beyond.
• American Birding Association - homepage for the American Birding Assosciation.
• Ebird - Submit your own observations and view and explore the data.
• ENature.comOnline Field Guides: Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, Trees, and many more.
• Conservation Birding - Lodges, reserves, and sites in the Tropics
• Fledgling Birders - Inspire the next generation of birders!
• The Great Backyard Bird Count
• Libby Hill Trails - in Gray.
• Luke Seitz's Photos
• Maine Birding Trail: Online Birding Guide
• Maine State Parks and Public Lands
• New England Seabirds
• Online Bird Identification Guide
• Pledge to Fledge- A global birding initiative
• Portland Trails- Some great places to bird in and around Portland
• Archive of Trip Reports from Around the World
• Yarmouth Open Space Guide - Trail maps and directions for the fantastic parks around Yarmouth
ORNITHOLOGY:
• Bird Banding Laboratory - About bird banding and how to report banded birds.
• Hawk Migration Association of North America
• Christmas Bird Count Info and Data
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - Great page including an online bird guide, nest box cams, and info about their research, citizen science, conservation, and education programs.
• Online Bird Specimens
• Ornithological Journals online - Search and read ornithological journals
• Project Feederwatch
• Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
• The World Bird Database
INJURED BIRDS AND WILDLIFE: WHAT TO DO? We keep a list of local rehab facilities at the store, call for more info. Also, check out these helpful sites:
• More helpful information
WEATHER, ETC:
• Archived Weather Maps, etc
• Continental Wind Maps
• Current Winds- in Maine
• National Nexrad Radar Images - use for "birding by radar"
• Tides - Tide charts
• Weather Observations at Portland- weather for every hour in the last 3 days.
• Weather Underground - Good site for weather information
• Wind Forecast- for Maine
OUR FRIENDS IN BUSINESS:
• Bold Coast Charter Company-Trips to Machias Seal Island
• The Schooner Lewis R. French
• The Natural History Center - Bar Harbor store dedicated to natural history and birding products and services.
• Nicholson Inn - Enjoy active feeders - stocked with seed from Freeport Wild Bird Supply! - as you enjoy your scrumptious breakfast.
• Tidewalk Designs - Landscape Designer Kathleen Perry. Specializes in natural and wildlife-friendly landscapes.
BLOGS:
• ABA #Rare Blog - for the latest and greatest rarity reports.
• Monhegan Birds Blog
• David Sibley - bird identification and art website and blog.
• The Gulls of Appledore Island
• Northern Maine Birds - News from Bill Sheehan, up in The County
• Raven Watcher - Natural history musings from Freeport resident, Dan Nickerson
• Woodcreeper.com - David LaPuma's blog about birding NJ, and Radar Observations.
OTHER COOL SITES:
• Invasive Plants Atlas of New England
• Friends of the Eastern Promenade (Portland)
• Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey - Includes survey info, Damselfly and Dragonfly Checklist and Distribution for Maine, and an online identification guide!
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