Resources

Below you will find resources for birding and becoming a better birder. Also, be sure to click on the links in our Blogroll shown in the right-hand margin. Several of those websites have tremendous resources for birding.

• TN-Bird  (free eMail list for Tennessee birders. Excellent resource! – external site)
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• Birding Spots in Middle Tennessee  (PDF – 25 pages, compiled by Melissa Turrentine)
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• Checklist of 202 species recorded in Wilson County, TN  (PDF – 3 pages)
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• Tennessee Wildlife Refuge Bird Checklist  (PDF – 5 pages – external site)
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Smartphone Apps

• e-Bird App (free Android App to log sightings on eBird – external site)
• e-Bird App (free iPhone iOS App to log sightings on eBird – external site)
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• Merlin Bird ID (free Cornell Labs App to ID birds – external site)
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• Sibley Birds of North America ($20 – Android App to ID birds – external site)
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• Raptor ID  ($10 – Android smartphone App to ID raptors – external site)
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• The Warbler Guide App  (iPhone / iPad App to ID Warblers – external site)
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Field Guides

• The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America – 2nd Edition, March 2016
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• The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition
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• The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds
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• Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 6th Edition
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• The New Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America (Peterson Field Guides)
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• National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition
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• National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds – Eastern Region
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• The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region
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• Birds of Tennessee Field Guide
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Other Birding Books

• The Birds of Tennessee: A New Annotated Checklist
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• The Warbler Guide
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• The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior
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• Sibley’s Birding Basics
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• The Bird Watching Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds
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• Good Birders Don’t Wear White: 50 Tips From North America’s Top Birders
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• Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
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Bird Vocalization Audio Discs

• Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central (Peterson Field Guides)
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• Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
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• Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Eastern Region
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Miscellaneous – Other

• TN Wildlife Rehabilitation Directory (TWRA approved wildlife rehab – external site)
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• Homemade No-Melt Suet Recipe  (PDF – easy to make, inexpensive, birds love it!)
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If any of the links on this page fail to resolve, I would appreciate a brief note from you mentioning the link that does not work. Email me at cedarbees@gmail.com

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