The Birder Certification Online is a project of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, with funding and collaboration from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

The purpose of the Birder Certification Online is to provide a rigorous method for verifying field identification skills of both professional and non-professional bird observers. A major goal is to help validate the integrity of bird inventory and monitoring projects by improving and documenting birder identification skills. This website also provides an educational tool for students and recreational birders of all skill levels.

Certification is available in six separate Bird Conservation Regions.

Website Credits. All images used in the Flash movie are from the USFWS Digital Library: Hermit Thrush (Lee Karney), Researchers (Laura Kennedy), Northern Shrike (B.J. McCaffery), Green Wing Teals (Dave Menke), American Tree Sparrow (Dave Menke), Birdwatchers (Ronald Laubenstein), Green Heron (Eugene F. Hester), Piping Plover (Gene Nieminen), Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dave Menke), Students (Mark Bertram), Palm Warbler (Innoko NWR), Western Meadowlark (John and Karen Hollingsworth).