Identifying an unknown bird is a breeze with online bird guides and smart phone apps. These fantastic electronic field guides provide species information including identification tips, range, habitat, photos, and audio clips.
- Bird Identification / Species Information
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds
- National Audubon’s Guide to North American Birds
- Smartphone Apps
- Merlin
- http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
- Pros: 400 species; Easy-to-use ID search for beginning birders; Free!
- iBird
- http://ibird.com/
- Pros: Bird ID search; Illustrations and photos; Ecology info; Song pattern ID
- Audubon
- http://www.audubonguides.com/field-guides/bird-identification-app.html
- Pros: 771 species; Bird ID search; Designed for the experienced birder; Find a bird in your location/date
- Merlin