Some suggestions for starting out.
The granddaddy of all field guides. Roger Tory Peterson's "Peterson Identification System" (identifying birds using field marks) has been called... Read more...
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An often overlooked part of learning birding involves sound. This app provides 300+ songs and calls from birds in mainland United States. Most of... Read more...
Answer five quick questions about a bird you're trying to identify or snap a picture of the bird and Merlin will come up with a list of possible... Read more...
eBird is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project--more than 100 million bird sightings are contributed each year by... Read more...
Includes more than 800 bird species. The guide includes color photos, range maps, audio recordings, and descriptive text including habitat, range,... Read more...
A list by Audubon of the best recommended inexpensive binoculars. But you don't need to buy a pair yet! Find your local Audubon chapter, nature... Read more...
Great guide for beginners. Browse through your guide before you go out to get a sense of bird families, their shapes and sizes, their activities,... Read more...