Resources for Connecting with Nature Online from Home

We have compiled a list of online resources for learning about and engaging with birds from home. If you’d like to suggest additional resources to add to this list, please email them to Sirena Lao, Environmental Education and Outreach Specialist, at slao@sfbbo.org.
Thanks to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for providing funds that allowed us to put together this list and translate materials.  

Activities for kids and families:

SFBBO Burrowing Owl Game of Life (PDF)  |  El juego de la vida del Búho de Madriguera (PDF)
SFBBO Kids Bird Book Recommendations by Dudley Carlson
Living on the Edge: A Tour of Bay Habitats (virtual self-guided tour at Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso)
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Game
Audubon for Kids
Grassroots Ecology Biodiversity Bingo
National Geographic Kids
J&G Read Bird Books on YouTube
Skype A Scientist
Marshmallow Minds Design Challenge Curriculum
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: Enjoy Nature at Home
Golden Gate Audubon Society: Nature Activities for Kids
Santa Clara County Parks Videos
World Migratory Bird Day Thursday Storytime

Birds and art for all ages:

Nature journal tutorials from John Muir Laws
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Wall of Birds
National Audubon Society Sketch with Sibley videos 

Learning resources for older kids and adults:

SFBBO Science Talks & Birdy Hour Speaker Series
Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Feathers
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Academy Videos
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society Videos and Self-guided Field Trips
World Migratory Bird Day Book Club
Merlin App video tutorial by Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
Peninsula Open Space Trust events

Bird live cams:

SF Bay Ospreys
Cal Falcons
Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds Live Cams
Explore.org Live Cams
WBU Bird FeederCam

Birding hotspots and resources:

Birding the San Francisco Bay Trail Brochure (PDF)  |  舊金山海灣步道觀鳥指南 (PDF)  |  Buscando Aves en el Bay Trail (PDF)
28 Common Birds of NorCal and Their Songs - Wholly H2O
eBird Hotspots
American Birding Association
American Bird Conservancy
Audubon California
Audubon Canyon Ranch
Golden Gate Audubon Society
Ohlone Audubon Society
Marin Audubon Society
Mt. Diablo Audubon Society
Napa-Sonoma Audubon Society
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
Sequoia Audubon Society
​South Bay Birders Unlimited
Where do you want to go Birding Today?

Free bird identification apps:

Merlin Bird ID
Audubon Bird Guide
Birdnet
​iNaturalist

Other Resources:

California Bird Records Committee
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
National Audubon Society
Point Blue Conservation Science
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group​
Digitally Recorded Natural Sounds
The Bay Institute of San Francisco
Mono Lake Committee
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Parks Conservation Association
The Nature Conservancy
Save San Francisco Bay Association
San Francisco Estuary Institute
San Francisco Nature Education
Sierra Club​