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I thank many individual people for their help with insect identification, education, and encouragement. Additionally the following have been great resources and inspiration.



Threatened and endangered species in LA County
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WILDLIFE

• https://www.inaturalist.org
• https://www.facebook.com/KimMooreNaturalist/
• http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/

BIRDS

Website to help with bird identification

• https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

• for your phone for bird ids: Merlin http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Website to track your bird observations: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

Local Audubon Chapters host bird walks and field trips

• Pasadena: http://www.pasadenaaudubon.org/
• Palos Verdes/South Bay: http://pvsb-audubon.org/
• Los Angeles: http://losangelesaudubon.org/
• Orange County: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/
• Long Beach: https://eldoradoaudubon.org/

Field Guides:

• The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd Edition by David Allen Sibley
• National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition, by Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer

INSECTS AND SPIDERS

Websites to help with insect and spider identification

• https://bugguide.net

Website to help with spider identification

• http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/lvincent/spiderguide/guide.html

Organization for talks about insects and spiders :

• Lorquin Entomological Society https://www.facebook.com/lorquinsociety/

Field Guides:

• Insects of the Los Angeles Basin by Charles Leonard Hogue
• California Insects (California Natural History Guide) by Jerry A. Powell and Charles L. Hogue
• Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (Kaufman Field Guides) by Eric R. Eaton and Kenn Kaufman
• Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States (California Natural History Guides) by Richard J. Adams (Author),‎ Timothy D. Manolis (Illustrator)

LINKS SUGGESTED BY OTHERS
Thanks to a very interested student for finding and sharing so I am including here: https://www.angieslist.com/articles/entomology-home-guide-identifying-house-and-yard-insects.htm

Thank you an interested student, Kennedy, for finding ths link on Crickets: to http://blog.candywarehouse.com/fun-resource-guide-on-crickets/



REPTILES

Website to help with reptile identification and reference information

• http://www.californiaherps.com/

Websites

BugGuide http://bugguide.net

Natural History of Orange County http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/index.htm
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org

Organizations

Lorquin Entomological Society http://lorquinentomological.org


Supplies and Books

BioQuip Products
2321 Gladwick Street
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220, USA
Phone: (310) 667-8800 Fax: (310)667-8808
http://www.bioquip.com

Books

Insects of the Los Angeles Basin by Charles Leonard Hogue

California Insects (California Natural History Guide) by Jerry A. Powell and Charles L. Hogue

Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (Kaufman Field Guides) by Eric R. Eaton and Kenn Kaufman

Photographic Atlas of Entomology and Guide to Insect Identification by J.L. Castner