BIRD-WATCHING LINKS
Birding.com: information on New York birding.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: a membership institution interpreting and conserving the Earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science.
HawkCount.org: migration data from Fire Island and throughout North America.
Important Bird Areas: information about New York’s IBAs.
New York State Breeding Bird Atlas
Nutty Birdwatcher: information on eastern birds.
Rare Bird Alert: alerts throughout North America.
ORGANIZATION LINKS
American Bird Conservancy: information on bird conservation throughout the western hemisphere, including the Cats Indoors! campaign.
Environmental Advocates of NY: keep track of your elected officials’ votes in Albany.
League of Conservation Voters: keep track of your elected officials’ votes in Washington, DC.
Eastern Long Island Audubon Society, Four Harbors Audubon Society, Great South Bay Audubon Society, Huntington Audubon Society, North Shore Audubon Society
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York State Ornithological Association
GOVERNMENT LINKS
Gateway National Recreation Area (including Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OTHER LINKS
Dr. Russell L. Burke, Associate Professor, Hofstra University: information on reptiles and amphibians, including the Terrapin Volunteer Program at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
eNature: a Web site for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and environmentalists.
Environmental News Network (ENN): news and information service.
Friends of Hempstead Plains: preservation and restoration of the Hempstead Plains and educational programs about this special and rapidly vanishing ecological and historical habitat.
LISTEN: network of Long Island environmental groups.