Species

Cornell OnLine Bird Guide (incl. songs): Webmaster's choice!
Problem Bird Identification links
Birds of New England: links to info and photos
Whatbird.com - select a species for more info (incl. songs)
Animal Diversity Web - use "Search" at bottom of page
Birdix.com Birds of the World
Patuxent - pictures and sounds
Wild Bird Omnibus: pictures, songs, Bent Life History!
Bent Life Histories - another page
eNature.com: Online Field Guide
BioDiversity Institute: Online Field Guide
Discover Live: Online Field Guide
Percevia - Online Field Guide
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Song
see also "Species"

NEW! - McCauley Library of Sounds (Cornell)
Cornell OnLine Bird Guide most include songs
Nocturnal Bird Calls
World Bird Sounds
Nature Songs: North American Bird Songs
NatureSound: Bird Sounds of North America
Junglewalk - bird audio
Birdwatcher's Digest bird audio (limited selection)
Borror Lab of Bioacoustics - songbirds
Songs and calls of some New York State birds
Wisconsin BBS - includes many Mass. species
Juniata College - includes many Mass. species
Minnesota's Birding Trail - includes many Mass. species
Calgary's Weaselhead - includes many Mass. species
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General Info

Sibley Updates to the Field Guide
Bird Watching: Links for the Beginning Birder
A.O.U. Checklist
A.B.A. Printable checklist
Birdsource - from Cornell, birding projects
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
COOL! Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Physiographic Area Plans: Bird Conservation Plans for various geographic areas from Partners in Flight
Rarities Committees of other states
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Databases

Christmas Bird Count data
Breeding Bird Surveys
Hawkcount: Hawk sightings at sites across the country
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Literature Search

SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive (Auk, Condor, JFO, Pacific Coast Avifauna, Studies in Avian Biology, Wilson Bulletin). Includes abstract plus full text of articles up to about 2000.
OWL: Ornithological Worldwide Literature (abstracts only)
Recent Ornithological Literature Online (difficult to navigate, not complete)
From MD Ornith. Index of articles on identification
Searchable Index to Birding Magazine
Index to Bird Magazines (Kirkland Bird Club) 
Google Scholar Search
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Listserves

Massbird - Virtual Birder - Birding on the Net
Bird East: RBAs from the East Coast
Birdingonthe.Net: Archives for most listerves
Audubon.Org: Archives hosted by National Audubon
Miscellaneous: Listserves that have moved from National Audubon
Virtual Birder: birding archives
BirdChat Archives
Frontiers of Identification at arizona.edu
Frontiers of Identification at birdingonthe.net
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An Odd Collection

USGS: Birding in the US: Demographic analysis
Nor'easters and Seabirds by Chris Gentes
American Birding Association - List of Ornithological Links
The Nutty Birdwatcher - Sort of miscellaneous stuff
View Nesting Birds (webcams from all over the country) 
Banding codes ("real birders use 4-letter words") 
Obsolete Names of North American Birds
Pautuxent Bird Glossary
Bird Dictionary
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
History of North American bird names
Wing photographs
Feathers: primarily U.K., but shows feathers of many birds
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
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