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District Columbia

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus ŠSteven Holt/stockpix.com http://stockpix.com/stock/animals/birds/index.htm

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:314

useful reading

Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia

(Pitt Series in Nature and Natural History) Chandler S. Robbins (Editor); Eirik A. T. Blom (Editor); Maryland ornithology Hardcover - 560 pages (November 1996) University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822939231
Buy this book from NHBS.com

clubs

Audubon in District of Columbia

http://www.dcaudubon.org/
The Audubon Society of the District of Columbia (D.C. Audubon, formerly New Columbia Audubon) is the Washington, D.C. chapter of the National Audubon Society. Board meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at the National Audubon Society offices at 1901 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 1100. All are welcome. The hard-copy newsletter is published bi-monthly in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Its editor welcomes members to submit materials to be considered for publication.

Audubon Naturalist Society

http://www.audubonnaturalist.org
For 100 years the Audubon Naturalist Society has been inspiring us to love and respect the gifts of our natural inheritance. Through an impressive array of exploration, education and conservation programs...

Maryland/District of Columbia Records Committee

http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
The Maryland/District of Columbia Records Committee (MD/DCRC) was established in 1982 as a committee of the Maryland Ornithological Society. The function of the Committee is to review reports of unusual sightings within its area of coverage...

National Capital Bird Club

http://www.ncbc-dc.org/
More for pet birds...

Nature Conservancy Maryland/DC Chapter

http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/
Welcome to The Nature Conservancy`s Maryland/DC Chapter home page. Here you`ll find information on the many ways we`re working to help preserve the diversity of living things by protecting the habitats they call home...

Sierra Club, New Columbia Chapter

http://www.dc.sierraclub.org/
As you may already know, The Sierra Club, as the nation`s largest grassroots environmental organization, enjoys the support of some 500,000 people nationwide who enjoy the outdoors and want to preserve and protect our natural resources for future generations. But the Sierra Club, through its local chapters, offers its members much more: If you live or work in the metropolitan Washington area, you`ll have many opportunities to participate in local outings and chapter activities, as well volunteer to support local environmental issues.

museums

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservationandscience/default.cfm
In its first five years, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre (SMBC) has developed a unique, interdisciplinary approach to the conservation of migratory birds. The SMBC combines research, education, training, and policy analysis to foster throughout the western hemisphere greater understanding, appreciation, and protection of birds and the grand phenomenon of avian migration. Our emphasis is on clarifying the causes for declines in migratory bird populations before the situation becomes desperate. The SMBC bridges the academic, policy-making, and public worlds, both within the United States and internationally, to promote the protection of migratory birds and their habitats.

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2000 [August] - Marian Alvarez

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/usa/washington-DC/Washington2000.htm
This is the report of the trip that three Spanish birdwatchers (and another friend) made to Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas, written by Marian Alvarez. My sister Piluca and I are very keen, long-time, birders, but we had never done birdwatching outside of Spain, Portugal, France and the U.K. Rafael is just getting into this activity - he has done birdwatching with us for two years. And Mariano had never seen a bird through binoculars before...

tour operators

Birding Pal

http://birdingpal.org/dc.htm
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...

places to stay

Bull Moose Bed & Breakfast on Capitol Hill

http://www.bedandbreakfastcenter.com/listing.cfm/20765.htm
Nestled in the historic district of Capitol Hill, the Bull Moose Bed & Breakfast is a turreted brick Victorian tastefully restored in the year 2000.

George Washington U Inn

http://www.gwuinn.com/index2.html
All rooms have fridge/freezer, microwave and coffee maker. Suites with fully equipped kitchenettes are also available.

Morrison-Clark Inn

http://www.morrisonclark.com
The perfect urban oasis for visitors to downtown Washington. Victorian decor is alive in DCs finest historic inn...

BirdDC

http://birddc.blogspot.com/
This is a BLOG about birding in the District of Columbia [Washington DC] witten by three birders...

Birding the District of Columbia

http://www.birdingamerica.com/DC/dc.htm
Pictures and stories of birds and birding in the District of Columbia.

Birds of the Mid-Atlantic

http://www.lonker.net/nature_ornithology_1.htm
I don`t have a lifetime bird list or even a record of what I saw yesterday. Nor will I get on a plane to California to see one bird. But I do have feeders outside my home office window where I can watch a male Carolina Wren defending its territory and courting; Northern Cardinals chirping and foraging; Black-capped Chickadees and Tufted Titmice carefully choosing a plump sunflower seed and then flying to cover; American Goldfinches feeding on thistle seed; and a Sharp-shinned Hawk diving and capturing small birds near the feeder.

DC Birding

http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/dcsites/dcbirds.html
Part of the Maryland OS site.

DC Birding Blog

http://dendroica.blogspot.com/
I am a student, birdwatcher, and blogger from Washington, DC. After thinking about it for some time, I started blogging in June 2005 as a way to record and publish my bird observations and as a way to keep up my writing skills...