Research Catalog

Title

Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas coast / by Ted L. Eubanks Jr., Robert A. Behrstock, and Ron J. Weeks ; foreword by Victor Emanuel.

Author

Eubanks, Ted.

Publication

College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Behrstock, Robert A.
• Weeks, Ron J.

Description

xii, 287 p., [24] p. of plates : col. ill., maps; 29 cm.

Summary

"In the last 30 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 & 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."--Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

Gulf Coast studies ; no. 10

Uniform Title

• Project Muse UPCC books
• Gulf Coast studies ; no. 10.

Subjects

• Birds > Texas > Gulf Coast
• Birds > Texas > Houston Region

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-278) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

History -- Geology, Climate, and Habitats -- Diversity -- Nesting and Migration -- Exotic and Detrimental Species -- Hazards for Birds -- Format of the Species Accounts -- Abbreviations Used in the Text -- Species accounts Waterfowl: Whistling-Ducks, Geese, Swans, and Ducks -- Upland Game Birds: Pheasant, Prairie-Chicken, Turkey, and Quail -- Loons and Grebes -- Tubenoses: White-chinned Petrel, Shearwaters, and Storm-Petrels -- Pelicans and Allies: Tropicbird, Boobies, Gannet, Pelicans, Cormorants, Anhinga, and Frigatebird -- Large Wading Birds: Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Night- Herons, Ibises, and Spoonbill -- Storks, Vultures, and Flamingo -- Raptors: Osprey, Kites, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Accipiters, Harris Hawk, Buteos, Golden Eagle, Caracara, and Falcons -- Rails, Gallinules, Coot, and Cranes -- Shorebirds: Plovers, Oystercatcher, Stilt and Avocet, Jacana, Sandpipers, Snipe, Woodcock, and Phalaropes -- Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmer -- Pigeons and Doves -- Parakeets -- Cuckoos -- Owls -- Nighthawks and Nightjars -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Kingfishers -- Woodpeckers -- Flycatchers -- Shrikes -- Vireos -- Jay, Nutcracker, Crows, and Ravens -- Horned Lark -- Swallows -- Chickadee, Titmouse, Nuthatches, and Creeper -- Wrens -- Bulbul, Kinglets, and Gnatcatcher -- Thrushes -- Catbird, Mockingbird, and Thrashers -- European Starling -- Pipits -- Waxwings -- Warblers -- Tanagers -- Cardinals, Sparrows, and Allies: Towhees, Sparrows, Lark Bunting, Juncos, Longspurs, Cardinal, Pyrrhuloxia, Grosbeaks, Buntings, and Dickcissel -- Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies: Bobolink, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Grackles, Cowbirds, and Orioles -- Finches and Allies: Finches, Crossbill, Redpoll, Siskin, Goldfinches, and Evening Grosbeak -- House Sparrow -- Appendix 1. Birding and Environmental Organizations on the Upper Texas Coast -- Appendix 2. Plants Mentioned in the Text.

ISBN

• 158544510X (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9781585445103 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• ^^2006006375
• 9781585445103

OCLC

• 64427438
• SCSB-12033605

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library