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.

In an attractive, durable, and user-friendly format, the book includes:

Maps to each of 15 trail loops, with birding sites clearly 
marked
Text directions to each site
Site rating recommendations for prioritizing trips
Site descriptions that feature birds likely to be found
 Advice on finding 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.

_________________________________________________________

TED LEE EUBANKS JR. is president of Fermata, Inc., a nature 
tourism consulting business. He is a recipient of the Roger T. 
Peterson Excellence in Birding Award and a former board member 
of the National Audubon Society. He lives in Galveston. ROBERT A. 
BEHRSTOCK is an Arizona-based biologist, writer, photographer, 
and nature tour leader who also runs the photo agency Naturewide 
Images. SETH DAVIDSON lives, works, and writes in California. He 
manages a law firm that specializes in asbestos litigation.


Number Twelve: Gulf Coast Studies, sponsored by Texas A&M 
University–Corpus Christi



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