Nature Observation

• Louisiana Ornithological Society    - Birds and birding in Louisiana. State checklist, Louisiana Bird Records Committee, newsletter archives with excellent identification articles, online store, meetings, pelagic trips, and rare bird alert.

• Audubon Country BirdFest - Annual birding festival held in early April in St. Francisville.

• Bird Checklists - Seasonal checklists for 22 refuges in Louisiana.

• Crescent Bird Club - New Orleans area bird club.

• Grand Isle Bird Fest - Migratory bird celebration in March-April on south Louisiana barrier island.

• Great Louisiana BirdFest - Annual event in southern Louisiana.

• Louisiana Birds - Dan Purrington's site. Photos of rarities, bird count results, pelagic birding, overview of Southeast Louisiana birding, detailed annotated list of Southeast Louisiana birds, and much more.

• Louisiana Seabirds and Whales - Photos, descriptions, and trip lists from Louisiana pelagic trips.

• Louisiana Travel - Birding - General overview.

• Mary Scott's Birding Louisiana - Travelogue with photos.

• Northshore Bird Club - Based in Slidell. News, newsletters, meetings, and field trips.

• Project Swallow - Project to create a sanctuary for Purple Martins and other swallows on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain.

• Shreveport Bird Study Group - Field trips, events, and newsletters.

• Southwestern Louisiana Birding - Illustrated Louisiana checklist, Lafayette and Acadiana Parish checklists, birding locations in Southwestern Louisiana, and comparisons of similar species.

• Winter Hummingbirds of Southwest Louisiana - Close-up photographs and notes by hummingbird bander Dave Patton.