Sunday 1 March 2009

Nature naturally - links





Birding

The Muskoka Bird Board
Ontario Field Ornithologists (includes info about ONTBIRDS mail list)
Checklist of Ontario Birds
Toronto Area Birding Reports
ONTBIRDS - Recent Reports    Archives
BIRDCHAT Archives
Birding in Muskoka (checklist for island on Lake Muskoka)
Project Wildspace,  Images,  Calls
ROM online Field Guides
Friends of Presqu'ile Park - Birding
East Coast Birds
Canadian Peregrine Foundation
Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch (Beamer)
Bird Studies Canada
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network
Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
Hummingbirds!
Virtual Birder - Songbird Photos and Sounds
North American Bluebird Society
Warblers of Canada
Virtual Egg Exhibit
Owls of North America
Owling.com
The Raptor Center (University of Minnesota)
Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons of North Dakota
Illinois Raptor Center
Virtual Birder - Hawks in Flight Gallery 1  Gallery 2
Bald Eagle webcam    Barn Owl webcam (offline currently)   Peregrine webcam
USGS - Waterfowl Identification and Ducks at a Distance
Ocean Wanderers - Gallery of Shorebird Photographs
Pacific Northwest Bird Guide
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory
Central Florida Bird Watchers
Life Histories of Familiar North American Birds
Migration of Birds
WhatBird - Ultimate Bird Guide
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology    Online Bird Guide
BirdSource  (interactive bird counts)
Patuxent Bird ID Infocenter,  Pictures,  Songs
Bird Banding  (info about bird bands and markers)
AOU Checklist of North American Birds
Boreal Bird Guide
Audubon - Birds & Science
Christmas Bird Count (historical database),    Canadian Count Areas
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Birding Hotspots around the World
Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas image library and audio library
Birding and Wild Birds
Backyard Birding
Better View Desired Birding Optics
Optics 4 Birding
Fatal Light Awareness Program (migratory bird deaths caused by tall buildings)

Nature

Muskoka Nature News
Muskoka Field Naturalists
Nature Photos Board   (a photo sharing board)
Ontario Nature  (Federation of Ontario Naturalists)
Simcoe Nature Board
Ojibway Nature Centre
Canadian Wildlife Service - National Site and Hinterland Wildlife
Wildlife in Ontario region
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Wildlife Federation
Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
eNature online field guides
National Geographic - animals and nature news
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network
Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario
BugGuide.Net
What's That Bug?
Earthlife Web Chapters - The Insect Orders
Spiders of Ontario
Invasive and Exotic Species of North America
Mushroom Expert
George Barron's Fungi
MykoWeb Mushrooms,Fungi,Mycology
The Fungal Jungal - Mushroom & Fungi Identification
USDA Plants National Database
Northern Ontario Wildflowers
Connecticut Botanical Society - wildflowers and ferns
Ontario Trees and Shrubs
Tree Identification
Animal Tracking
Beartracker's Animal Tracks Den
Wild Ontario
National Wildlife Health Center
Environment News Service

Butterflies and Moths

Butterflies of Canada
NHIC List of Ontario Lepidoptera
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Massachusetts Butterfly Club - photos
North American Moth Photographers Group
Moths of Canada
Al Sinclair's Muskoka Moths Live
Lynn Scott's Moths of Ottawa
USGS - Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
David's Butterflies and Moths

Dragonflies

Ontario Odonata Atlas - range maps  species list
Odonate Species of New Jersey
Odonata
Ode News - Images of Odonates
Digital Dragonfly Museum
North American Dragonflies and Damselflies - Greg Lasley's photos
USGS - Dragonflies and Damselflies of the United States

Astronomy

Sky View Cafe (real-time star charts)
Heavens Above Homepage - Satellite Predictions
Heavens Above Satellite Visibility - BRACEBRIDGE (accurate schedule for viewing satellites - including space station)
Space.com  (backyard astronomy, space science and news)
SpaceWeather.com  (forecasts and photo galleries)
The Constellations (descriptions & diagrams)
Sky and Telescope (weekly highlights of stars and planets)
The Jovian System--jupiter live (see where Jupiter's 4 visible moons are right now)
NASA
Welcome to the Planets

Weather

Environment Canada - Muskoka forecast
The Weather Network - Muskoka forecast
Radar Imagery - Intellicast
Environment Canada
Conditions and Forecasts Ontario
Environment Canada Weather
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - includes hurricane forecasts/maps)
Weather Basics - guide to weather phenomena
Southern Ontario Severe Storms Page
Gravenhurst TornadoMuskoka Weather
The Weather Network - Muskoka Area
Weather Radar



Natural Events

Severe Storms
Icebergs of Newfoundland and Labrador
Avalanche Awareness
USGS - Volcanoes
Mount St. Helens
VolcanoCam
USGS - Earthquakes
Earth Observatory - Natural Hazards
National Hurricane Center


Muskoka Links

Muskoka Heritage Foundation
Muskoka Trails
Bracebridge Recreational Trails
Gravenhurst Trails
Huntsville Parks and Trails
Muskoka Tourism
Port Carling Boats
Muskoka Directory
Cottage Country Waterfalls

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