Raptor Resources

Websites

  • All about birds from Cornell Lab of Ornithology basic bird information on all North American Species- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/

  • Birds of North America from Cornell Lab of Ornithology in depth detailed species guides on all North American Species (need subscription)- https://birdsna.org

  • Macaulay Library from Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Thousands of species images recorded in conjunction with eBird. Searchable by species, date and location.

  • A to Z Glossary of Bird Terms- Cornell Lab of Ornithology

  • Species Taxonomy- Cornell Lab of Ornithology- See Cathartiformes, Accipitriformes, Strigiformes, Falconiformes

Books

  • Brian K. Wheeler (2018) Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide

  • Clint W. Boal and Cheryl R. Dykstra (2018) Urban Raptors

  • Keith L. Bildstein (2017) Raptors- The Curious Nature of Diurnal Birds of Prey

  • Proctor and Lynch (1998) Manual of Ornithology- Avian Structure and Function

  • Pete Dunne and Kevin T. Karlson (2017) Birds of Prey- Hawks, Eagles, Falcons and Vultures of North America

  • Keith L. Bildstein (2006) Migrating Raptors

  • Jerry Liguori (2011) Hawks at a Distance

  • Jerry Liguori (2005) Hawks From Every Angle

  • Crossley, Liguori and Sullivan (2013) Crossley ID Guide: Raptors

  • David Sibley (2012) Hawks in Flight

  • Dr. David Scott (2016) Raptor Medicine, Surgery and Rehabilitation

  • José Hernán Sarasola, Juan Manuel Grande, and Juan José Negro (2018) Birds of Prey- Biology and Conservation in the XXI Century

  • Scott Weidensaul (2015) Owls of North America and the Caribbean

  • Chrystina and Rene Laubach and Charles Smith (2002) Raptor! (children’s book)

  • Paul Kerlinger and Pat Archer (2008) How Birds Migrate

  • Pete Dunne and David Allen Sibley (2003) The Wind Masters

Apps

  • Raptor ID from Hawkwatch International

  • iBird Pro

  • Merlin Bird ID

  • Audubon Owls

  • BirdSongID

  • Sibley Birds