Resources for Connecting with Nature

Resources for Connecting with Nature 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
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:

Bird live cams:

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

For Teachers

The Young Birder's Backyard Guide
Sequoia Audubon Society's publication "San Francisco Peninsula Birdwatching"
South Bay Birders Unlimited
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
Birdnet

RESOURCES FOR CONNECTING WITH NATURE FROM HOME