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:

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)
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
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 and Birdy Hour Speaker Series
Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Feathers
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Academy Videos
Exploring by the Seat
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

Birding hotspots and resources:

Where do you want to go Birding Today?
www.Birding.com
American Birding Association
American Bird Conservancy
Audubon Canyon Ranch
Audubon Society California Chapters
Golden Gate Audubon Society
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
Marin Audubon Society
Silicon Valley Birding
Arizona Bird Field Data Resources

For teachers:

The Young Birder's Backyard Guide
South Bay Birders Unlimited​
​The Young Birder's Backyard Guide  Suggested to us by a girl scout troop.​
Sequoia Audubon Society  (San Mateo County) Publishes and sells book San Francisco Peninsula Birdwatching
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center​

Free bird identification apps:

Merlin Bird ID
Audubon Bird Guide
Birdnet
​iNaturalist

Other Resources:

California Bird Records Committee
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
National Audubon Society
Pauxtent Wildlife Research Center
Point Blue Conservation Science
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group
A Beginner's Guide to Bird Watching​
Bowman's Bird Stuff
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 Bay Joint Venture
San Francisco Estuary Institute
San Francisco Nature Education
Sierra Club​
WBU Bird FeederCam