Finding birds on the great Texas coastal birding trail : Houston, Galveston, and the upper Texas coast / Ted Lee Eubanks, Jr., Robert A. Behrstock, Seth Davidson ; maps by Cindy Lippincott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eubanks, Ted.

Contributor:

Behrstock, Robert A.

Davidson, Seth.

Lippincott, Cindy.

Series:

Gulf Coast studies ; no. 12.

Gulf Coast studies ; no. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bird watching--Texas--Gulf Coast--Guidebooks.

Bird watching.

Birds--Texas--Gulf Coast.

Birds.

Gulf Coast (Tex.)--Guidebooks.

Gulf Coast (Tex.).

Physical Description:

xi, 258 p. : col. ill., col. maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Texas coast offers rich avian treasures for expert birders and beginners alike, if only they know where to look. For those familiar with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's maps to the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, this book on the Upper Texas Coast offers more--more information, more convenient and detailed maps, more pictures, more finding tips, and more birding advice from one of the trail's creators, Ted Lee Eubanks Jr., and trail experts Robert A. Behrstock and Seth Davidson. For those new to the trail, the book is the perfect companion for learning where to find and how to bird the very best venues on this part of the Texas coast. In an opening tutorial on habitat and seasonal strategies for birding the Upper Texas Coast, the authors include tips on how to take advantage of the famous (but elusive) fallouts of birds that happen here. They then briefly discuss the basics of birding by ear and the rewards of passive birding before turning to the trail itself and each of more than 120 birding sites from the Louisiana-Texas border, through Galveston and Houston, to just south of Freeport. Advice oninding bird groups While not intended as a field identification guide, the book contains more than 175 color photographs of birds and their coastal habitat, giving readers an excellent feel for the trail's diversity and abundance. Whether you are making your annual spring pilgrimage to Texas, leisurely traveling with the family along the coast, or wondering what to do during a layover in Houston, using this book as your guide to the trail will greatly enhance your birding experience.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Birding Tactics

Preface

Introduction

Finding Birds on the Texas Coast

Habitat Strategy

Seasonal Strategy

Groundings

Massings

Listen, Then Look

To Call or Not to Call

Couch Potato Birding

Rating the Sites

Birding the Trail

Big Thicket Loop

Sabine Loop

Trinity Loop

San Jacinto Loop

Anahuac Loop

Bolivar Loop

Galveston Loop

Texas City Loop

Clear Lake Loop

Buffalo Bayou Loop

Katy Prairie Loop

Bluewater Loop

Coastal Plains Loop

Brazoria Loop

San Bernard Loop

Bird Index

General Index.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

ISBN:

1-60344-392-4

OCLC:

707259040