~ Early Web Links ~

The Louisiana Ornithological Society is the official organization for bird enthusiasts in Louisiana, offering membership, publications, event schedules, and birding resources for the state. Featuring the Ivory-billed Woodpecker as its emblem, the site provides checklists, field trip registration, and the LOS News newsletter for serious birders.

Gareth D.A. Platt documents his weekly visits to Antrim Marina in Northern Ireland, meticulously recording colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls and tracking their movements over time. The blog offers a detailed, citizen-science perspective on gull banding and ring-reading, with observations spanning multiple years and notes on how weather events may affect bird populations.

Jellyquarium is a personal site themed around jellyfish, with planned sections for a jellyfish tank, exhibits, and collections. Still a work in progress, it hints at a charming aquatic-themed showcase for a jellyfish enthusiast.

Didelphidae is a charming personal neocities site built from scratch in 2025, centered around its creator's interests including art, collections, and what appears to be an opossum-themed aesthetic (didelphidae being the scientific family name for opossums). The site features hand-coded pages, a crossword puzzle, last.fm music integration, character shrines, and a cozy old-web neighborhood of linked friends.

Trevor and Margaret Hardaker document their passionate quest to spot and photograph every bird, mammal, reptile, and frog species in South Africa's Western Cape province. The site features wildlife photo galleries organized by animal type, trip reports, lifelists, and a personal challenge tracker updated through 2021.

Kane County Audubon is a local chapter of the Audubon Society dedicated to bird watching and wildlife conservation in Kane County, Illinois. The site serves as a hub for local birding enthusiasts, offering information about chapter activities, bird sightings, and nature events in the region.

Kerakn (known as Kera) built this personal Neocities homepage around a deep passion for arthropods and insects, including detailed interest in black soldierfly biology and bug anatomy. The site includes an about page, a shrine to the visual novel Paper Lily, and links to fanlistings for games like Kingdom Hearts, Portal, and Sonic.

The Baltimore Bird Club is a chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society offering schedules of birding trips, a newsletter called Chip Notes, and a library of recorded Zoom lectures on topics ranging from Empidonax flycatcher identification to birding adventures in Panama and Mongolia. With links to Christmas Bird Counts, breeding bird atlases, and membership information, this site serves as a hub for serious birdwatchers in the Baltimore region.

FatherSonBirding is a birding blog run by a father-son duo, Sneed Collard III and Braden, documenting their birdwatching adventures across North America and beyond, including detailed trip reports from destinations like Costa Rica. The site features richly written field accounts, species lists, photography, and a deep passion for avian ecology that makes it a treat for both casual birders and serious listers.

Memoria is a heartfelt tribute and fanlisting dedicated to elephants, covering both African and Asian species with cited facts, personal commentary, and conservation awareness. The site emphasizes the urgent threats elephants face from poaching and habitat loss, encouraging visitors to learn and donate to help protect them.