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Texas
Texas is a haven for birds and birders. No other state in the United States has more species within its boundaries. There are currently over 620 species documented in Texas, that is almost 75 percent of all bird species recorded in the continental United States. One of the reasons Texas is so birdy is due to its variety of habitats. Mountains, deserts, beaches, grasslands, swamps, riparian woodlands and coniferous forest can all be found and each holds its own variety of birds and other wildlife. Texas has many locations to enjoy birds. Numerous state parks and national parks can be found throughout. The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail extends along the entire Texas coast for 500 miles listing well over 300 birding sites. Accompanying maps help the visiting birder get to these sites and list some of the possible bird species that can be found. Work is currently being done on a birding trail that will extend from South Texas to North Texas. A week long birding competition is held every April. The Great Texas Birding Classic is a competition in which birding teams compete against each other in trying to locate as many bird species as possible within a 24 hour period. All money raised goes to bird conservation projects. Texas is a birder-friendly state and it wants everyone to know about it. Texas also leads the country in the number of birding-related events and festivals Many unique bird species are found here. Texas is the only state in the U.S where Golden-cheeked and Colima Warblers can be found. Many endangered and threatened birds are either residents in, or winter visitors to the state. Many restaurants, hotels and lodges are aimed at attracting birdwatchers. A trip to Texas is strongly recommended for both expert and novice birders. It is a state with memorable scenery and birdlife. Please visit the links below for more information. |
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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
This is the site for overwintering Whooping Cranes and an observation tower has been built to give long views over the marshes and island where they may be found. The tower is ramped for wheelchair users and gives terrific views of many waterbirds and waders. [Brilliant for herpetologists too with many species of snakes sunning themselves on tracks in the early mornings]Trinity River Water Bird Rookery
There is a new handicapped accessible board walk at the Trinity River Water Bird Rookery in Chambers County. It leads to an observation platform where there are benches. This is located where Interstate 10 crosses the Trinty River. From the observation platform one may observe the following egrets and herons: Great, Snowy, Great Blue, Little Blue, Green, Tri-colored, Yellow-crowned and Black-crowned Night Herons. There are also nesting Neo-tropical Cormorants and Anhingas, White Ibis, and many Roseate Spoonbills. There are wintering waterfowl there as well as migrants in season. In the spring there are also many Trans-Gulf migrant passerines and flycatchers. This location is less than a half hour from the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.contributor |
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Sue Levy
Additional material
(Upper Texas Coast)
Slevy53@aol.com
Oscar Carmona
Personal Birding Guide
(Kerrville, Texas)
hookbilledkite@hotmail.com
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Birders Guide to Texas
Edward A. Kutac, Judy Teague (Illustrator) Paperback (February 1998) Gulf Publishing CompanyISBN: 088415551X
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Birding Texas (FalconGuide)
Roland H. Wauer, Mark Elwonger, Roland Wauer Paperback - 530 pages (April 1998) Falcon Press Publishing Co.ISBN: 156044617X
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Birds of Texas
Paperback (28 October, 1998) Houghton Mifflin (Trade)ISBN: 0395921384
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Birds of Texas
Keith Arnold and Gregory Kennedy 480 pages, col illus, distribution maps. Lone Pine Publishing 2007ISBN: 9789768200181
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Birds of Texas : A Field Guide
(The W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History, No 14) John H. Rappole, Gene W. Blacklock Hardcover (April 1994) Texas A&M University PressISBN: 0890965447
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Birds of Texas: A Field Guide
JH Rappole and GW Blacklock 280 pages, 614 col photos, 622 maps. Texas A & M University Press 1994ISBN: 0890965447
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Chasing Birds Across Texas
A Birding Big Year Mark T Adams 254 pages, 15 Col photos, line drawings & Maps. Texas A & M University Press 2003ISBN: 158544295X
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The Birds of Texas
Russell Rogers Series: INTERNATIONAL FIELD CHECKLIST SERIES 14 pages Russell Rogers 1993ISBN: 9999000959
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Gosney in Texas
Video diary of a trip by Dave Gosney with some stunning shots of birds in High Island etc. Available from http://www.birdguides.com see also the Fatbirder review
State Bird
Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
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Audubon Society in Texas
http://www.audubon.org/chapter/tx/Texas Audubon announces the launching of the Texas Important Bird Area (IBA) Voluntary Conservation Program. Texas Audubon will work jointly with Partners in Flight and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on this state-wide bird conservation program. The primary goal of the IBA initiative is: To promote voluntary land conservation efforts with the support of private and public landowners and chapters throughout the state.
Audubon Dallas
http://www.audubondallas.org/Audubon and our members are dedicated to protecting birds, wildlife and our shared environment, and we carry that dedication in working with policymakers in Washington, D.C., state legislatures, and local governments across the country...
Audubon Texas
http://tx.audubon.org/Audubon Texas is the state program of the National Audubon Society. We are working with local chapters, cities, state agencies, and public and private landowners to restore three million acres of grassland habitat, manage 13,000 acres of island sanctuaries along the Texas coast and educate 50,000 students and adults on an annual basis...
Bastrop County Audubon Society
http://www.bastropcountyaudubon.org/Bastrop County is located in the southeastern portion of central Texas, 30 miles east of Austin, the capital of the state. The Colorado River snakes it way across the county, through the historic towns of Bastrop and Smithville that are nestled along its banks. The biologically unique region, known as the Lost Pines of Texas, boasts stands of towering loblolly pines and oaks that form a dense green canopy that shades the forest floor, and provides abundant habitat for birds and other wildlife. In other parts of the county, rolling meadows come alive with wildflowers in the spring and contribute to the natural beauty that prevails in the county.
Bexar Audubon
http://www.bexaraudubon.org/Bexar Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society....with a mission to serve species/habitat conservation while improving the environmental education of our community!
Big Country Audubon Society
http://www.bigcountryaudubon.org/We hope you find it informative — we've got all the latest birding news. We hope you find it helpful — we've got directions to birding places. And we hope you find it attractive — we've posted lots of pictures of our birds in the Big Country...
Central Texas Audubon Society (Waco)
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/TXWA000620.htmlMcLennan County is located in the Brazos River valley of central Texas midway between Dallas and Austin. It`s 1,060 square miles are bisected north and south by Interstate Highway 35 which runs almost parallel to a major north-south dividing line, the high White Rock Escarpment. Waco is the county seat and largest city in the county. Major drainage is by the Brazos River running northwest to southeast. Rivers and creeks draining into the Brazos include the north, south and middle forks of the Bosque River, Bluff Creek, Childress Creek, Harris Creek, Hog Creek, Lake Creek, Tehuacana Creek and Tonk Creek. Major reservoirs include Lake Waco, Tradinghouse Reservoir and Lake Creek Reservoir.
Coastal Bend Audubon
http://www.coastalbendaudubon.orgField Trips Schedule, Meetings, Newsletters, Checklists, etc...
Corpus Christi Audubon Outdoor Club
http://www.ccbirding.com/aoc/The Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi, Inc. (AOC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educational, scientific, literary and charitable pursuits involving all aspects of birding. One of the most recent activities of the Audubon Outdoor Club has been involvement with the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail and events along the Central Texas Coast for the The Great Texas Birding Classic.
El Paso Audubon
Birds, birding, wildlife, the environment, and our community are the concerns of El Paso Audubon. Officially known as the El Paso/Trans Pecos Audubon Society, this is one of the largest and most active envirnmoental groups in the American Southwest...
Fort Worth Audubon Society
http://www.fwas.org/The Fort Worth Audubon Society meets the second Thursday of each month (except summer months) at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held in Room 1-Auditorium of Medical Education Building #1 at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (formerly Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine) on Camp Bowie Boulevard at Montgomery.
Golden Crescent Nature Club
http://ornifolks.org/GCNC.htmThe Golden Crescent Nature Club (GCNC) is an informal group of Victoria- Port Lavaca area residents who share an interest in learning about and observing nature. The club members are interested primarily in bird-watching, but enjoy all aspects of the natural sciences. Meetings are generally held at the Texas Zoo at 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month from September to May. A field trip is usually held the Saturday following each meeting. The club sponsors the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count and the annual North American Migration Count and holds a spring picnic for members. A monthly newsletter, De Rerum Natura, is published from September to May.
Golden Triangle Audubon
http://www.goldentriangleaudubon.org/Field Trips Schedule, Meetings, Newsletters, Checklists, etc...
Houston Audubon Society
http://www.houstonaudubon.org/The Houston Audubon Society (HAS) works for the thoughtful conservation of the earth`s natural resources by educating people to the value of the natural world; protecting, preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat; and encouraging the passage of legislation to protect the environment. As a group, HASs volunteers and staff work to fulfill this mission every day. The Society is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and is supported by member dues and donations from individuals, foundations and corporations.
Huntsville Audubon Society
http://www.huntsvilleaudubon.org/A Texas Chapter of the National Audubon Society
Llano Estacado Audubon Society
http://www.leas.bizland.com/Welcome to the Llano Estacado Audubon Society (LEAS) web site. We are an official chapter of the National Audubon Society located in the South Plains of west Texas. Lubbock has a very well-kept birding secret: we have 295 regularly-occurring species that occur in the LEAS territory! Adding unusual birds brings our species tally to 419. Llano Estacado Audubon Society covers the following counties: Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry and Yoakum."
Monte Mucho Audubon Society
http://www.montemuchoaudubon.netMonte Mucho is a Spanish term roughly translated as "lots of brush," something very evident as you drive through this region of Texas. Our National Audubon Society assigned territory encompasses seven counties in deep Southwest Texas—Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr, Webb and Zapata...
Nature Conservancy in Texas
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/texas/In the main Nature Conservancy site...
Northeast Texas Field Ornithologists
http://www.members.tripod.com/NETFO_TX/Northeast Texas Field Ornithologists (NETFO) is an independent, non-profit organization formed in 1990 for the purpose of encouraging the observation, study, appreciation and conservation of birds and to promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge about birds, particularly in the Northeast Texas area...
Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society
http://www.prairieandtimbers.org/Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, Sept.- May except for December, at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary south of McKinney (From Hwy. 5, go east on FM1378 to sign.) Ph. metro 972-562-5566. Programs are nature related, open to the public, and feature some especially for children (possibly in April)...
Rio Brazos Audubon Society
http://www.riobrazosaudubon.orgLocated between Houston and Austin, we are a relatively small chapter of the National Audubon Society, with about 150 members. The largest group of members is from the Bryan/College Station area and many are faculty, staff, or students of Texas A&M University (Whoop!). However, our membership area stretches east to Bedias, north to Hearne, west to Rockdale, and south to Chappell Hill, Navasota, and Brenham.
San Antonio Audubon Society
http://www.saaudubon.org/This information should answer many of the questions that visiting and new birders have about birding in and around San Antonio, Texas.
Tall Grass Prairie Audubon Society
http://grinnellorganizations.wiki.zoho.com/Tallgrass-Prairie-Audubon-Society.htmlWelcome to the Tall Grass Prairie Chapter of the Audubon Society. We meet in Decatur, Texas on the third Tuesday of the month, except August, at the First United Methodist Church at 104 South Miller in Decatur, Texas...
Texas Birds Records Committee
http://texasbirds.org/tbrc/index.htmOur primary purpose is to validate records of birds from the state of Texas and adjacent ocean. Bird records typically originate as written descriptions and/or photographs that are submitted by observers involved with the discovery of a rare bird.
Texas Ornithological Society
http://www.texasbirds.org/The Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) was founded in 1953 as a non-profit organisation. The purpose of the Society is to promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge of birds; to encourage specifically the observation, study and conservation of birds in Texas; to encourage the formation of local birding clubs; and to stimulate co-operation among professional ornithologists.
Texas Panhandle Bird Club
http://www.wtamu.edu/~rmatlack/panhandlebirdclub/A very good local guide to places where you can see birds in this part of the state...
Travis Audubon Society
http://www.travisaudubon.org/Adventures in Birding, Education, & Conservation in Austin and Central Texas
Twin Lakes Audubon Society (TLAS)
http://twinlakesaudubon.org/index.htmOur mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity...
Tyler Audubon Society
http://www.tyleraudubon.org/Tyler Audubon Society is devoted to the enjoyment and safe keeping of the natural world. Through the participation in birding, education and conservation ventures, we encourage East Texans to join us in our mission. The primary objective of the Tyler Audubon Society is to create an awareness of the natural world`s beauty and problems by promoting an appreciation of birds, other wildlife and habitat, to promote an awareness of the environmental problems of the past, present and future, and to find solutions for these problems.
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Rio Grande Valley Bird Observatory
Research on Birds, Bird Banding, Birdwatching, Habitat Protection, Education
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Dallas Museum of Natural History & The Mudge Library
http://www.natureandscience.org/The Museum holds the second largest scientific collection of birds in Texas, consisting of over 6,600 specimens. Although most of these are preserved as study skins, 1,400 specimens, representing some 500 species, have been taxidermy mounted for display. Among the more significant included in this collection are a Passenger Pigeon and three Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (two of which are on permanent display). There are also a number of specimens collected by H.P. Attwater, for whom Attwater`s Prarie Chicken is named. Specimens from the Attwater Collection date back to the 1880s. The Mudge Library is one of the finest collections of illustrated bird books in the country. It contains rare bird books dating back to 1536, with works by such noted naturalist-artists as Audubon, Gould, Wilson, Sharpe, Lear, Catesby, and Baird. All of these collections are available by appointment to interested parties.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
http://www.hmns.org/Find the bird resources...
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Aransas National Wildlife Reserve
http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/aransas.htmlThe Aransas National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1937 to protect the vanishing wildlife of coastal Texas. It is an ever-changing land and is still being shaped by the waters and storms of the Gulf of Mexico. Strong winds push the bay waters over low-lying shores, forming brackish tidal marshes among the short, salt-tolerant vegetation. It is this habitat that attracts thousands of migratory birds. On their journey between North and Central America, warblers concentrate on the refuge from mid-April to early May. Mild winters, bay waters, and abundant food supplies attract over 392 species of birds to Aransas, including pelicans, herons, egrets, spoonbills, shorebirds, ducks, and geese. The endangered whooping crane makes these same saltwater marshes their winter feeding grounds. Productive tidal flats provide clams and crabs for the whoopers to eat.
Big Bend National Park
http://www.big.bend.national-park.com/Welcome to the Big Bend National Park PageThis site is dedicated to providing information on Big Bend National Park. It is our intent to provide information that will be timely and of assistance in planning a trip, vacation or obtaining data about this park.
Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
http://www.crystalbeach.com/boliva~1.htmAt first glance, you might not see the special qualities of Bolivar Flats, a unique area combining salt marsh, mud flats and beach, each habitat quite different from the other. Every year hundreds of thousands of birds discover that Bolivar Flats is a special place...
Christmas Creek Nature Preserve
There will be a new place to visit in Montgomery County for nature lovers. Christmas Creek Nature Preserve, quietly nestled in the middle of Sam Houston National Forest, will open this year offering several amenities for nature enthusiasts. The preserve is 13 miles north of the city of Montgomery, 28 miles northwest of Conroe.
High Island [Boy Scout Woods]
http://www.houstonaudubon.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/892/MenuGroup/High+Island.htmThe woods of High Island have undoubtedly been an important stopping place for migratory birds for thousands of years. However, they have only been attracting birdwatchers since the 1940s, when birders from nearby Beaumont began to haunt the woods every spring...
Sundown Island Sanctuary
http://www.sundownisland.org/Sundown Island Sanctuary, also locally known as Bird Island, is a low-lying, 20-acre island made from dredge spoil in 1962. It is located near where the Matagorda ship channel and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway cross in Matagorda Bay, east of Port O`Connor and southeast of Port Lavaca, in the Texas coastal bend...
Valley Nature Center
http://www.valleynaturecenter.orgThe Valley Nature Center is the only nature center south of Corpus Christi and east of Eagle Pass. It has been in operation as a non profit organization dedicated to environmental education since 1985...
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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 can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
1997 [May] - Bren and Ruth McCartney
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/usa/texas/index.htmSince our highly successful trip to California in the Spring of 1996 we had planned to return to the USA this year and our preferred destination was Texas. Articles in various birding magazines plus Harold Holt`s excellent books on birding the Texas Coast and Rio Grande Valley provided enough evidence that Texas in Spring should be every birder`s most desired destination, primarily because of the chance of major falls during migration...
1999 [April] - Helen Baines - Kenedy Ranch
http://www.helensbirds.com/KR99.htmlThis was the first of 2 annual, weekend trips led by Texas birders Brush Freeman and Petra Hockey. For more information, go to Kenedy Ranch`s own website. The ranch is located south of Corpus Christi, Texas, to the east of Hwy 77 which is the major route to the Rio Grande Valley.
2000 [April] - Andy Birch
http://www.surfbirds.com/Trip%20Reports/txtrip.htmlRockport, itself, was teeming with birds and the lagoon yielded many Tricolored Herons, Reddish Egrets, Black bellied Whistling Ducks and enough Laughing Gulls to last you a lifetime as they filled the air with a cacophony of sound...
2000 [March] - Georges & Mireille Olioso - South Texas
http://www.surfbirds.com/Trip%20Reports/southtexas.htmlWe saw 192 species. Raptors, Wildfowl, Woodpeckers, Wren species are numerous, but the more abundant birds are certainly Great-tailed Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird and Laughing Gull...
2000 [May] - Noel Wamer - Big bend
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/USA/TX/TX-05-2000-A.htmMy wife, Terry West, and I spent the period May 27 - June 1 birding and driving through this wonderfully diverse state, mostly the latter it seems. The trip was targeted for a few species, so we did not do a lot of general birding, even being satisfied with views of White-tailed Hawks at 70 mph.
2001 [April] - Andrew Mossop
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/Trip%20Reports/media/texas/texas.htmlCloudy and warm with a few Common Grackles and the odd Starling and House Sparrow for good measure. Eventually found a bus - or it us. A long drive to the car hire place. We didn`t take much persuasion to upgrade from a large saloon to a four wheel drive Chev-y. Bright red and we were off!..
2001 [February] - April Grunspan - South Texas
http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/Trip%20Reports/stexas.htmlWe just arrived home after an amazing nine days of birding in SouthTexas. We drove a big triangle from San Antonio to the LRGV to Rockport and back to San Antonio. We ended up with a whopping 134 species/phases (132 if you don`t count phases or morphs separately); with 50 of them being lifers for my husband and I...
2001 [May] - Francis Toldi - Big Bend National Park & Davis Mountains
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/USA/TX/TX-04-2001-B.htmBig Bend is one of those legendary destinations for North American birders. The primary draw is the rare and local Colima Warbler, though other local specialties are also very enticing. I chose to make my annual birding trip to Big Bend this year not only for a chance to see a Colima Warbler, but also to take in the spectacular desert and mountain scenery and to spend some time with an old friend who dearly loves Big Bend and has visited it many times...
2002 [January] - Stephen Mawby - Birding along the Gulf Coast and Lower Rio Grande Valley
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/usa/texas4/tex-jan2002.htmThe time constraints placed on this trip were due to Christmas and the need to return for school term-time. That said, we estimated that the eight full days available to us would give us time to seek out all of the South Texas resident and winter specialities and as it turned out we possibly had time to spare (which was usefully employed seeing other, not necessarily Texas, species that were new to us both)...
2002 [May] - Phil and Charlotte Benstead - Texas & New Mexico
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/usa/texas5/tex-apr-02.htmHighlights of a trip to Texas include the great migration hotspots of High Island, the incomparable Big Bend National Park and the Mexican feel to birding along the Rio Grande. We elected to time our trip to allow us to be in Big Bend at the end of April and so left the UK a couple of weeks after most British birders would...
2003 [April]
http://www.club300.se/Files/TravelReports/Texas2003_MMJ.pdf2003 [April] - Helen Baines - West Texas
http://www.helensbirds.com/davismtns.htmlWe had been intending to go to Big Bend National Park, for some time, so when some friends retired to Fort Davis, we took the opportunity to visit them and then go on to BBNP the following week.
2004 [April] - Birdseekers
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/birdseekers/feb05/Texas/Texas-2004.htm...A nice pair of Eastern Bluebirds, a Summer Tanager and our first Cardinals kept us busy followed by a party of Brown Headed Nuthatch, one of the target species here. Moving on, we were enjoying fine views of a stunning Red-headed Woodpecker, when Kevin picked up the call of Red-cockaded Woodpecker, a rare species and our principal quarry in this forest...
2005 [January] - David Mason
http://www.realbirder.com/TexasTripReport.htmAmanda and I decided in November 2004 to visit Texas to take advantage of favourable £/$ exchange rates and, hopefully, grab some winter sun. It is not the kind of trip that needs months and months of planning...
2005 [May] - Daan Planting
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/usa/texas9/texas-may-05.htmIn february 2003 I visited Texas. I mainly birded the coast and Rio Grande Valley. The main reason for coming back to Texas was for the summerbirds and a second chance for some missed species. I visited the High Island area and the Edward's Plateau. After birding Texas I drove to Arizona. To break the long drive, and for some good birding I added Big Bend NP and Davis Mountains...
2005 [May] - Wendy Newham
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/usa/texas8/Texas-2005.htmThis report describes a birding trip undertaken by three friends who wanted to see the maximum species of birds in the shortest space of time. We only had nine days but were able to maximise this time by visiting three key areas on the south coast of Texas. The first the area is known as High Island which lies about 60 miles SW of Houston & incorporates the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Boy Scout Woods, Smith Oaks Sanctuary, Sabine woods & the Bolivar Peninsula...
2007 [January] - Mary Beth Stowe
http://miriameaglemon.com/Trip%20Reports/Xmas%202006/Christmas%202006.htmUnlike the last ill-fated trip (i.e., the Ross' Gull Stop on the way to Arizona), I drove straight to the Rio Grande Valley, stopping in Tucson, Fort Stockton, and Falfurrias for the nights...
Photographic Records
http://www.birdcrossstitch.com/birdwatching.htmlTrip reports that are mostly photographic records of various trips to Texas.
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Avian Adventures
http://www.avianadventures.co.uk/The superb birdlife of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge and Bentsen State Park in Texas provides a bright and colourful start to this January tour...
Birding Pal
http://www.birdingpal.org/tx.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their neck of the woods....
Coastal Bend Birders - Bird Tours
http://www.birdrockport.com/bird_tours.htmShort Tours - half a day to 5 days...
Darrell Vollert - Texas Birding Guide
http://www.darrellvollertnaturetours.comSpecializing in birding trips to the Upper Texas Coast, Texas Hill Country, East Texas Piney Woods, and the Central Brazos Valley. Special trips are available for target species such as Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Black-capped Vireo, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Swainsons Warbler, and Painted Bunting. Tel.- 979-251-4986 Darrell Vollert...
Fieldguides
http://www.fieldguides.com/tours.html?area=tour&code=migSpringtime on the Texas coast is Texas at its best...
Focus on Nature
http://www.focusonnature.com/NorthAmericaDestinationPage.htmJon McIntyre - Texas Birding Guide
http://www.mcintyrebirdingtours.comPrivate Guided Birding Tours in South Texas - Jon McIntyre has been an avid birder for over 10 years. He has lived in Texas all his life and currently resides in Corpus Christi. He is involved with Christmas bird counts, the Great Backyard Bird Count, birding surveys, and the Rockport Hummingbird Festival. He has also worked two winters aboard the Skimmer Whooping Crane Tour Boat...
King Ranch Nature Tours
http://www.kingsvilletexas.comSpend a day on the Ranch and see a variety of tropical and migratory birds, white tailed deer, and javelinas. Group tours and packages, tailored specifically for your group, are also available...
Sunbird
http://www.sunbirdtours.co.uk/Texasuc.htmThere may be no better birdwatching in North America than one encounters on the Upper Texas Coast in spring...
Whooping Crane Boat Tours
http://www.texaswhoopers.comEvery year, from mid-November through the end of March, the Wharf Cat winds its way through the vast Aransas Bay complex in Texas to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge where magnificent, endangered whooping cranes make their winter home...
Wings
http://www.wingsbirds.com/tours/view/126South Texas is blessed with the most distinctive avifauna of the contiguous United States. No fewer than 30 species are more-or-less restricted to the region. In addition to the resident and breeding species present, early April brings a wide array of migrant passerines, raptors and shorebirds as they stream north; the diversity of birds in this relatively small five-county area at this season is truly staggering...
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Canyon of the Eagles - Lake Buchanan
http://www.canyonoftheeagles.comCanyon of the Eagles is a place designed for enjoying nature. Most of the 940 acres of Canyon of the Eagles Park have been set aside as a nature preserve for wildlife, such as Bald Eagles, Black-capped Vireo, and Golden-cheeked Warbler...
Cedars Cabins - Nr Brenham New Ulm
http://www.cedarscabins.com...we provide cabins on our 250 acres of wildlife habitat. We provide elevated birding blinds and have 4 separate ponds that attract year round and seasonal birds, including ducks, egrets, cranes and other species...
Greenlee Acres
http://www.greenleeacres.comWe are located in North Texas near Waxahachie. We offer a private cabin located on 200 acres and have a 3 acre pond that attracts black-bellied whistling ducks (very rare for this area) plus over 50 other species of birds...
Hoopes House B&B - Rockport
http://www.hoopeshouse.com/Birding, fishing, antiquing, relaxing... All from the comfort of the Hoopes House Bed & Breakfast.
Robinson's Lodge - Toledo Bend Reservoir in the Sabine National Forest
http://www.toledobendlodge.comWe provide lodging, meals and guide service for birders and other wildlife observers visiting our area. We specialize in groups of up to 20 guest for overnight accommodations.
Village Inn Motel - Rockport
http://www.village-inn-motel.comBeautiful Rockport sits on a peninsula among lovely live oaks, surrounded by Copano and Aransas Bays. Rockport - and the surrounding area - is widely known as one of the best birding spots in North America. The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of the near extinct Whooping Crane...
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SATXbirds
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Binoculars Direct
http://www.binocularsdirect.com/BinocularsDirect is founded on the efforts, talents and ideas of many different people. In all dealings with our clients, we endeavor to conduct ourselves with integrity and honesty. Decisions are made on what is best for you, the customer. We take your vision needs very seriously. Associates are trained to provide you with accurate and professional answers to all your sport optic needs... We are authorized dealers for all our products and in most cases ship the product directly from the manufacturer. (Bushnell, Zeiss, Swarovski, Steiner, Nikon, Swift, and others)
Bird and Wildlife World
http://www.birdandwildlifeworld.comI thought that it would be nice to have another place out here on the Internet, to allow others who enjoy watching birds, and other wildlife to have a place they can come and share their passion, and express their opinions, and concerns on different things. I am hoping to keep this site from becoming a place to argue, and insult others. These two things, will not be tolerated, though heated discussions are welcome, as long as they do not turn into flame wars, or name calling, or anything else that would not be considered civil…
Bird Bits
http://birdbits.bravehost.com/index.htmlWelcome all Bird and Critter Lovers! All of natures critters are so amusing and entertaining to watch, and very educational too. The birds are particularly amusing to me. You may be surprised to find what you could learn from the birds... I have been a bird watcher all my life, But I have spent the last 10 to 15 years living right on the ' Texas Coastal Bird Migration Trailways', which has given me the opportunity to see some rare and amazing sightings of many different species of Avian beauty...
Bird Bound
https://www.birdbound.comGreat tips for birders thinking about trips...
Birding in San Marcos
http://www.centuryinter.net/ctcent/chome/birding/San Marcos sits at the foot of the Balcones escarpment where the view to the south and east from the highest point in this river city reveals prairie flats all the way to the coast. The opposite view, if you could see forever, would reveal the hills, rivers and lakes to the north and west from San Marcos to Kerrville. This unique geographic setting, dividing birding into east and west, allows convergence of major flyways of migratory birds which stop to feed and rest near the San Marcos River and area ponds. Many species winter here, attracted by the constant temperature of the unique spring-fed river. Brushy thickets, abundant vegetation and tall trees provide a rich diversity for different bird species throughout the year.
Birding the Central Texas Coast
http://www.ccbirding.com/Links etc...
Birds of the Central Brazos Valley
http://www.bafrenz.com/birds/index.htmThe Heart-of-Texas rests in the Central Brazos Valley, ten counties that surround the Brazos River. These include: Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Lee, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Waller and Washington counties. Places to bird...
Birds of the Upper Texas Coast
http://www.texasbirding.netThis page is here to help the visiting birder find the birds of the Upper Texas Coast (UTC). The UTC is made up of Harris County, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Galveston, Chambers County, and Jefferson County.
BLOG - Antshrike's Bird Page
http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/antshrike/BLOG from South Texas and beyond…
BLOG - Aviphilia… for the love of bird - J. "Kyron" Hanson
http://www.aviphilia.blogspot.comDerived from Latin and Greek words, aves (L - birds) and philia (Gr - affinity for), this blog's name is it's purpose. Here I'll share the passion, and admitted obsession, I have for all avian life. A whole lot in this world fascinates me, but nothing lights my fire more than studying birds and sharing that with anyone who'll listen...
BLOG - Bird and Wildlife World
http://www.birdandwildlifeworld.com/WP/This is the Blog for the World Bird and Wildlife website. This website was created to discuss birds, and birdwatching, as well as those who like to watch and discuss mammals, insects, and fish, and conservation of all of the above. Please remember to be friendly, and to have a good time, as that is what it is all about...
BLOG - D Dolan New Birder
http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/DDolan1075/Diary with photos from this new Texas birder...
BLOG - Dreambirding
http://www.dreambirding.blogspot.comJ. Kyron Hanson’s BLOG of birding dreams… Another Realm of Avian Encounters
BLOG - Ramblings Around Texas
http://troyandmartha.blogspot.com/Naturalists and Native Texans. Hobbies include traveling, camping, exploring, photography, birding and all flora and fauna found in Nature. Troy & Martha Mullens...
BLOG - SE Texas Wildlife
http://www.jeffincypress.blogspot.comPersonal blog focusing mainly on birds and birding…
BLOG - TorchBCT's Log
http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/TorchBCT/Daily log from a student in Texas
Deep East Texas Birding Guide
http://www.ci.lufkin.tx.us/birding/Birding-guide.pdfPdf file
Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail runs from the Louisiana border all the way to Mexico. It stretches over five hundred miles along the coast and comprises more than three hundred separate sites...
Helen's Birding Pages
http://www.helensbirds.com/homepage.htmlTrip reports, hummers, general birding and more...
Kingbirdfeeders.com
http://kingbirdfeeders.com/Quality birding optics: bird watching binoculars and spotting scopes; bird feeders, houses and accessories for birders and backyard nature observation. Roy C. Smallwood 3rd. mailto:roy@kingbirdfeeders.com 2318 Oak Cliff Drive, Waco, TX 76710 Tel: 254-722-9993
North-Central Texas Birds
http://www.nctexasbirds.com/The purpose of this site is to act as a clearinghouse for sightings of North-Central Texas birds and to archive all important observations within the study area. As the area`s sightings are updated, our checklist will reflect those changes. Birds that are being reviewed by the Texas Bird Records Committee will be added to checklist only at the author`s discretion and with the caveat that the bird(s) in question are under review. This site owes a debt of gratitude to Warren Pulich and his 1988 publication The Birds of North-Central Texas. His historical research into lost specimens and his dedication to gathering accurate data was a remarkable feat - one that gave the area solid groundwork on which to build an accurate database. Without his tireless work, much of what we currently know about the area`s avifauna would be lost.
Port Aransas Birding
http://www.portaransas.org/birds.htmlOne of the country`s top bird watching sites is in Port Aransas and the surrounding area. The Port Aransas Birding Center with a variety of botanical planting is a hub on the Great Texas Birding Trail, and home to hundreds of permanent and visiting birds.
Purola Bird Records
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~harms/birds.htmlPurola is located on Deadman’s Creek in NW Hays County, c. 2 miles above Deadman’s Hole. It is immediately below a 25-acre tank
Quail & Grassland Bird Initiative
http://www.tx.audubon.org/Quail.htmlFor the past 100 years, quail have been an important part of Texas culture and tradition, and their decline is causing serious alarm. Quail serve as an “indicator species,” and their decline is mirroring the regression of many other grassland bird and wildlife populations...
Rockport - Fulton TX
http://www.rockport-fulton.org/Because of its temperate climate, varied habitat and strategic location in the Central Flyway, bird an birders alike have discovered the Rockport-Fulton area`s charm and continue to make it their home or stopping off place. Already known for its wintering Whooping Cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, it is also marked as an international birding hotspot for its migrating passerines, its shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, and others, approaching 500 species on record.
Texas Birds & Birding
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/birding/gtbc/index.phtmlEach park listed below has prepared a bird checklist for the park. Most parks sell these leaflets for a nominal fee at the park. Please contact the park(s) if you are interested in learning more about the species found there.
Texas Birds-n-Gardens
http://www.birds-n-garden.com/Michele is my name and I would like to welcome you to my newly revised personal web site. If you are fond of wild birds, hummingbirds, butterflies and gardening please spend a few minutes exploring these pages and feel free to correspond...
Texas County Listing Website
http://www.texasbirding.net/century/index.html...you can enter birds by checking them off of forms grouped by families for all non-review species...
Texas Gulf Coast Birding
http://texasnaturalist.net/For those interested in birds, butterflies, herbs, wildflowers and/or environmental conservation in Texas, we are compiling articles, checklists, maps and links.
Texas Park Birding
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.usThe whooping crane, golden cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo and many other species attract thousands of birders from around the world to Texas each year, and state parks offer some of the best bird watching during spring migration and summer nesting...
Trails Accessible by Wheelchair
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/programs/tourism/wheelchair_access/Accessible Trails in Texas State Parks & Historic Sites
Valley Birds
http://www.thedauphins.net...extensive information of birding in South Texas...
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Library - The Otter Side
http://www.otterside.com/htmfiles/catalog.htmThe Complete Image Catalog is the showcase for the images of the products of THE OTTER SIDE. It is also intended to be an online educational and reference tool. A brief commentary [will ultimately be] included for each species describing the bird, its habitat, and other interesting facts about it. Photographic details (location, lens, and film) are also included for each image. Many of the species have multiple images intended to show additional visual information about the species...
Neo Tropical Quintana Texas 2009
http://www.pbase.com/byurat/neo_tropical_quintana_2009Bird photos
Photographer - David McDonald
http://www.lenslugger.blogspot.com/In late 2005, I decided to try photographing the birds for my own pleasure and to share the beauty of these birds with others. I had never done photography previously, so I had to learn everything. Digital sure makes it easy and inexpensive to learn...
Photographer - Diane Loyd - Salt Flats Gallery
http://www.saltflatsphotography.com/Some fine bird pictures from this rockport based photographer...
Photographer - Greg Lasley
http://www.greglasley.net/This website will be devoted to a variety of birding, bird and wildlife photography, and natural history topics. I welcome any input from visitors on ways to improve the contents. Basically, I intend to display various images of interest to birders and photographers. All photographs are by Greg Lasley unless otherwise stated and all copyright is reserved by the photographer. Unauthorized use of any photograph is prohibited.
Photographer - Joanne Kamo
http://www.pbase.com/jitams/newrecentFine photographer from Houston…
Photographer - Joe Fischer
http://www.joefischerphotography.comI live in the suburbs of Houston, TX near the Upper Texas Coast which is a great place for bird photography. I started shooting in 2003 and have been hooked ever since. Feel free to browse as you like and leave a comment if you desire...
Photographer - June Parchman
http://www.faroutvoyages.comJune Parchman is a wildlife and nature photographer and an always ready to go anywhere traveler. From the first, a camera has always traveled with her. All of the images in this collection were created using a digital camera...
Photographer - Martin Reid
http://www.martinreid.com/Photographs from around the world.
Webcam - Chimney Swifts Webcam
http://www.concentric.net/~Dwa/page12.htmlOur Chimney Swift Web Cam is a unique opportunity to observe Chimney Swifts during the nesting season (May 1 through September 1)...
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