Biology/Bird Sites

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.

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."

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.