This resource page lists blog posts, websites, links to organizations, and links to attracting animals to a backyard habitat.
Key Posts on This Blog
Butterflies: Table of Contents
ANIMALS – Birds
All About Birds
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
A comprehensive resource for information on North American birds by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Delaware Valley Raptor Center
http://www.dvrconline.org/
Information about eagles, hawks and owls in the Upper Delaware Valley.
Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central (Peterson Field Guides)
Learn bird vocalizations, calls, and songs by listening to easy-to-remember groups chosen for similar traits. The three cds featre the vocalizations of 85 common birds.
More Birding by Ear Eastern and Central North America: A Guide to Bird-song Identification (Peterson Field Guide Audio Series)
Ninety-six additional species of birds than the first Birding By Ear cd.
Birding by Ear: Western North America (Peterson Field Guide Audio Series)
Learn bird vocalizations of ninety-one species of birds living west of the Rockies.
ANIMALS – Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Insects, etc.
PA Game Commission
http://www.pgc.pa.gov/Education/WildlifeNotesIndex/Pages/default.aspx
This state agency published a long-running series entitled “Wildlife Notes” written by Chuck Fergus. This information is still available in pdf form. Each “Note” provides natural history information on animals which live in Pennsylvania.
Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania
http://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/AmphibiansandReptiles/Pages/default.aspx
Download-able pdfs on various species.
BACKYARD HABITAT
Audubon: Creating Bird-Friendly Communities
https://www.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities
What you can do in your backyard to help preserve the lives of native plants and animals.
Building Nest Structures for Birds and Other Animals (download free pdf)
Building Viewing Blinds for Watching Animals (download free pdf)
Creating a Backyard Wetland (download free pdf)
Creating a Backyard Pond (download free pdf)