Biology/Bird Sites

ARKive: Whooping Crane
http://www.arkive.org/whooping-crane/grus-americana/
The ARKive project has taken on the goal of gathering films and photographs of the world's species to preserve them for future generations. Their whooping crane collection includes twelve stunning photos and nine videos, as well as species quick facts such as Range & Habitat, Biology, and Threats & Conservation.

Birds: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
"The Ultimate Resource for Birds and Birding on the Web: Explore our multimedia bird guide and delve into a wealth of information about feeding, attracting, and watching birds."

Chickscope
http://chickscope.itg.uiuc.edu/
This fascinating site offers outstanding resources for educators and students to learn the biology and chemistry of chick embryology.Well-designed and easy to navigate, it provides solid, scientific information along with excellent diagrams.

eBird
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/
Add to the goldmine of information about bird biodiversity around the globe by contributing data to eBird, a community of birding enthusiasts. Users enter information about the birds they have observed locally. All submissions are reviewed by editors in order to maintain high quality in the database. This is an interesting source of information about birds.

Oviparous Animals
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/oviparous.html
This site has some great activities for kindergarten or first grade that would be good for lessons near Easter. The activities focus on eggs and a book called "The Chick and the Duckling."

Penguin Planet Gallery
http://kevinschafer.com/penguinplanet/gallery.html
April 25 was World Penguin Day. At this site, meet Kevin Schafer, an award-winning wildlife photographer who recently published a book of his fabulous penguin photos. As you click through his six-page gallery, let your mouse hover over the photo thumbnails to view a larger image. Visit the Kid's Corner for penguin activities.

National Bird-Feeding Society
http://www.birdfeeding.org/
Established in 1989, the National Bird-Feeding Society (NBFS) helps make the backyard bird feeding and watching hobby better - for people and wild birds. The NBFS accomplishes its mission by connecting hobbyists with education and research about backyard bird feeding. This is a great site for students to learn about birds.

Sights and Sounds: Bald Eagles
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0207/sights_n_sounds/media2.html
Wildlife photographer Norbert Rosing traveled to the wilds of Alaska to photograph our national symbol, the bald eagle, for "National Geographic" magazine. The site offers amazing footage of these magnificent predators in their natural environment and also discusses the work of nature photographers.

Wings of the Albatross
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/12/albatross/safina-text
Coleridge's Ancient Mariner might have more appreciated that albatross hanging from his neck had he first read about this "grandest living flying machine on earth" at this excellent National Geographic site. The albatross spends most of it's time at sea and in air due to it's efficiently designed body. The site offers an in-depth look at these fearless flyers.