BIRDS OF TEXAS
Birding
in Texas
Texas
Parks and Wildlife web site contains information on endangered species,
checklists of birds with photos, birding activities, and habitat projects. This is geared for middle and high school levels,
particularly environmental science classes.
Click on Birding under Wildlife.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/birding/
Birds
of Texas
Based
on the book, Birds of Texas by John
Tveten, this site delivers short audio segments about our birds.
It also include birds calls and photos.
Good for the visually impaired. Very complete.
http://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/index.html
Birds
of the Texas Coast
Produced
by the Texas General Land Office, this
site offers photos and descriptions of
Texas
Native Species of Coastal Wetlands: Birds
& Waterfowl, Aquatic Animals, Land Animals and Plants. This site also deals with Coastal issues:
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/res_mgmt/wetnet/species.html#Birds
Birds
of Corpus Christi
Juan Bahamon, local
photographer, shares his artistic pictures of the most common birds found in the
Texas Coastal Bend. In 2004 Corpus
Christi was awarded the prize of being The Birdiest City in the United
States. In this gallery, view photos of birds such as the beautiful Roseate
Spoonbill and the striking American Avocet. You'll also find many birds rarely
found in other parts of the United States: the Crested Caracara and Couch's
Kingbird.
http://www.birdsofcorpuschristi.com/
Birds
of Padre Island National Seashore This is a large resource for
information about the island plants and wildlife. To get info on birds,
from the home page click Nature and Science, animals, then birds.
http://www.nps.gov/pais/pphtml/subanimals2.html
Great
Blue Heron
Print
and color the outline picture of the heron and learn all about this great bird.
http://www.wildliferescueleague.org/kids_heron.html
Hawks
All
about hawks and the Texas Hawkwatch. Great
photos. How many hawks in a kettle?
http://www.ccbirding.com/thw/
Hummingbirds
Excellent
description of both male and female and lots of information about feeding,
nesting and migration.
http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/ruby.html
Updated: October 01, 2007
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