Birding Links & Resources

Welcome! Here you'll find all of the bird and birding related links and resources on my website.

Nevada Bird Records Committee (NBRC)

Main Website: http://gbbo.org/nbrc/
Quick Links: NBRC Documentation Form (MS Word) | NV Review Species | List of Records | Annual Reports

Campus Birding Map (draft): https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1EL5EPCuxiS8t5jVArQuCFQ5TqGemIZc&usp=sharing
UNR Birding Club: This doesn't exist yet, but if you'd like to help start one, please contact me! We might try to to start one in 2026 if there's enough interest.

Click here for presentation slides and other eBird-specific resources.
Generate birding checklists from eBird Bar Chart data downloads (and optionally, with review species flagged) using these template files which are a mix of LaTeX code and R code, combined into knitr/Sweave files. Some experience (or patience) required!

4-letter Species Code "Cheat Sheets" -- Rules and Exceptions
Both IBP/eBird and BBL codes: Print 1/4-sized for your field notebook OR save to your smartphone.
- New! COLORADO eBird/IBP and BBL codes (2 sided) :: Download as PDF or Word2007
- New! OHIO eBird/IBP and BBL codes (2 sided) :: Download as PDF or Word2007
Franklin Co., OH -- January Checklist (Download as PDF)
Try to see as many species as possible in January! A great way to start the year in central Ohio.

Photos
FlickR Photostream (pauljhurtado): Most of my recent bird photos can be found here.
2003-2008: Photos from most of my time in Ithaca. Includes "Basin" checklists.
Pre-2003: Mostly CO birds.
Audio Recordings
A few of my better recordings can be found here on the Xeno-Canto.org website, on my SoundCloud page and the recordings embedded in some 2003-2008 photos mentioned above.

Smith's Longspur in Ohio and the Midwest (PDF) by Bill Whan.
The Ohio Cardinal, Vol 25, No 3, Spring 2002. Download high quality PDF (12MB) or low quality PDF (1MB).
Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park wetlands map
Click here.
Glossy vs. White-faced Ibis ID
A copy of the account from Peter Pyle's Identificatin Guide to North American Birds (Part II) can be viewed here.
Birding by Radar--US Composite Radar Archive
Animated U.S. Composite NEXRAD radar maps (6 maps/hr) -- a great way to observe spring and fall migration! Browse the archive here.
eBird Coverage Maps
I created these static maps visualizing the number of eBird checklists for each county in the lower 48. Dynamic maps are by Tom Auer.