# Welcome

# Welcome to birding.wiki

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![birding_wiki_logo.png](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/birding-wiki-logo.png)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/birding-wiki-logo.png)**

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### **Introduction**

Welcome to birding.wiki! This is my personal bird wiki that I’m developing to record and organize my birding observations, experiences, and learnings. This public-facing wiki is built on [BookStack App](https://www.bookstackapp.com), the open-source wiki platform, which I host on a [Digital Ocean droplet](https://m.do.co/c/a518451f8061) using a Docker container.

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### **Getting started**  


I’ve published this project as a place to plan and build out different sections as it evolves over time. Click on "Shelves" above to view the different sections of the wiki or use the quick links below.

<span class="text-big">🦉 </span>[<span class="text-big">**View all birds**</span>](https://birding.wiki/books/world-birds "North America")

<span class="text-big">**📍** </span>[<span class="text-big">**View all birding locations**</span>](https://birding.wiki/books/world-birds-places "North America")

<span class="text-big">**🎙️** </span>[<span class="text-big">**Recording equipment setup**</span>](https://birding.wiki/books/equipment/page/bird-recording-equipment-setup "Bird recording equipment setup")

<span class="text-big">**📷 [Photography equipment setup](https://birding.wiki/books/equipment/page/bird-photography-equipment-setup "Bird photography equipment setup")**</span>

<span class="text-big">**👨🏼‍💻 [Bird technology projects](https://birding.wiki/shelves/tech-projects)**</span>

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### **About the administrator**

[![jeff-with-grackle-mural.jpeg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/jeff-with-grackle-mural.jpeg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/jeff-with-grackle-mural.jpeg)[Jeff Mann](https://becausebirds.com/about) is an early-30s birder living in San Antonio, Texas. He loves many aspects and sub-hobbies within the birding-sphere.

**[Contact me](https://becausebirds.com/contact/)**

# My birding websites

I enjoy birdwatching and technical projects like website and server management. So, I’ve created a few website projects to document and share information about birding.

[![birding_wiki_logo.png](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/birding-wiki-logo.png)](https://birding.wiki)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-birding.wiki---a-pla" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"><figure class="image image_resized"><figcaption>[birding.wiki](https://birding.wiki/) - a place to document everything I love about birding</figcaption></figure></td></tr></tbody></table>

[![birding_blog_logo.png](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/birding-blog-logo.png)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/birding-blog-logo.png)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-birding.blog---a-sma" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: #ecf0f1;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px;"><figure class="image image_resized"><figcaption>[birding.blog](https://birding.blog/) - A smaller blog for my birding adventures and experiences</figcaption></figure></td></tr></tbody></table>

[![becausebirdslogo.png](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/becausebirdslogo.png)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/becausebirdslogo.png)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-becausebirds.com---m" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: #ecf0f1;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px;">[becausebirds.com](https://becausebirds.com/) - my original birding blog where I write guides, birding summaries, and more</td></tr></tbody></table>