Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas CoastIn the last thirty years, the Upper Texas Coast has become a "must go" destination for birders around the globe. This book will serve as an essential companion to the customary field guide and pair of binoculars for all visitors to Houston, High Island, Galveston, Freeport, or any of the area's other exciting birding spots. It also places the birdlife of the region, a seven-county area with a larger bird list than forty-three states, into historical and ecological contexts. Authors Eubanks, Behrstock, and Weeks--all recognized authorities on the migrant and resident birds of this region--present a thorough introduction to the area's history, physiography, and avifauna. Then, in generous discussions of bird families and species, they synthesize years of records, tracking the comings and goings of more than 480 birds and incorporating their own lifetimes of experience to create an "ornithological mosaic" of lasting significance. |
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abundant American Golden-Plover Anahuac Anahuac NWR areas Bayou beach bi-seasonal transient migrant birders birds Bolivar Flats Bolivar Peninsula Brazoria Brazos Bend Brazos Bend SP breeder breeding coastal mottes coastal prairie Common winter terminal counts discussion ducks eastern Eubanks Fall migrants feeders flocks Flycatcher forests Freeport CBC freshwater Galveston Bay Galveston Island Gulf Gull habitat Hawk High Island Houston Hummingbird Lake Lake Jackson late Apr late Oct Laughing Gulls linger locally marshes mid-May migrant spring Nehrling nesting northern numbers Oberholser 1974 observed occasionally occur ofthe Plover plumage ponds population prairie rare winter terminal recent records region resident habitat rice fields salt cedars San Luis Pass Sandpiper seen shorebirds sightings small numbers Sparrow species spring migrants summer terminal migrant TBRC terminal migrant winter Terns Texas coast TPRF trees uncommon UTC’s Vireo visitor Warbler winter terminal migrant Wood woodlands Woodpecker