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Birds of the Upper Texas Coast - David Sarkozi's comprehensive guide with site guides, maps, specialty species guides, rare bird alerts, birder directory, sounds, photo gallery, NEXRAD migration images, migration tables, and other resources.

Texas Ornithological Society - Sightings reports, meetings, TOS-LIST e-mail group, field trips, publications, and sanctuaries.

Birdwatching - Offers a home to about 450 species of birds. Includes an overview, a checklist, sightings reports, and articles.
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive information about Big Bend National Park. ]

Big Bend Bird Habitat - Information about Carolyn Ohl's private 800 acre wildlife sanctuary near Big Bend National Park.

Big Bend Birders - Sightings reports.

Big Bend National Park - Wildlife Viewing - Overview of birding and other wildlife viewing.

Bird Checklists - Seasonal checklists for 22 refuges in Texas.

Birding in Austin - Brief site guides to the best local hotspots.

Birding in Newton County - Photo gallery and birding sites.
Meta Description: [ Birds Photographed in Newton County, Texas ]

Birding in San Marcos - Brief site guides with map.

Birding in Texas - Information and links from Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Meta Description: [ Birding in Texas ]

Birding South Padre Island - Overview, articles, bird list, photos, and tours.

Birding Texas - Information about birding in north-central Texas, including hotspots, rare bird alert transcripts, state maps, photos, annotated list of specialty birds, checklists, and links.

Birding the Central Texas Coast - Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi site with field trips, meetings, sanctuaries, newsletters, birding hot spots, checklists, photos, Texas hawk watch results, and Whooping Crane updates.

BirdRockport.com - Birding information for the Rockport area, including Whooping Crane reports, events, photos, and resources.
Meta Description: [ Birding information for the Rockport, Texas area. Whooping cranes as well as other well known migratory birds connie hager, aransas birding, corpus christi sandhill cranes, rosette spoonbills, skimmers, Rockport beach park. ]

Birds of Texas - Photos of birds taken in the Sugar Land and San Antonio area, with notes on ID, range, habitat, and nests. Also includes a seasonal checklist for Bexar County.

Birds of the Central Brazos Valley - Local site guides, guide to bird checklists of Texas, sighting records, TOS field trips, trip reports, photo gallery, and ID tips.

Birdwatching in Corpus Christi - Weekly column by Phyllis Yochem.
Meta Description: [ Birdwatching, birding, birds in Corpus Christi and South Texas. Columnist: Phyllis Yochem ]

Driftwood Wildlife Association - Migratory bird banding in Hays and Travis counties, northwest of Austin, and research on Chimney Swifts.

Golden Crescent Nature Club - Group of Victoria-Port Lavaca area birders, with seasonal abundance checklist of the birds of the Central Coast, Magic Ridge site guide and checklist, and sightings.

Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail - Detailed guides to 11 loops along the Upper Texas Coast section.
Meta Description: [ Explore four unique and beautiful regions of Texas through the Great Texas Wildlife Trail maps! ]

Great Texas Wildlife Trails - Detailed guides to four driving trails throughout Texas.
Meta Description: [ Explore four unique and beautiful regions of Texas through the Great Texas Wildlife Trail maps! ]

Greg Lasley's Texas Bird Photos - Photographs and discussion of unusual birds.

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory - Based in Lake Jackson. Programs, events, migration monitoring, and hawk watch results.
Meta Description: [ GCBO Home Page ]

Helen Baines's Birding Pages - Photos and information on backyard birds in the Houston area, as well as trip reports from around the world.

Lower Trinity Valley Bird Club - Based in Liberty. Articles, meetings, newsletter, events, and photo gallery.

Lynn Barber's Birding Site - Photographs and birding reports, including a day-by-day account of her record-breaking big year in 2005.

Martin Reid's Site - Photos and discussion of many unusual birds in Texas and beyond.

Mary Scott's Birding Texas - Travelogue, with photos, of 20 birding spots in Texas.
Meta Description: [ Photoessays about birding hotspots in Texas including Anahuac, High Island, Sabal Palm, Santa Ana, Brownsville, Laguna Atascosa, Bentsen Rio Grande. ]

McCulloch County Birds - Jim Hughes's site with a county bird checklist and information about where to bird in the county.

Meet the Birds of Texas - Project of the Passport to Texas Radio Series and Texas Parks and Wildlife with species accounts and birding listening library.
Meta Description: [ Hear bird songs, see photographs and read fascinating facts about Texas birds. ]

North-Central Texas Birds - Sightings, photo gallery, rare bird alert, rare bird calendar, seasonal habits, and seasonal checklist.

Northeast Texas Field Ornithologists - Based in Longview. Field trips, programs, rare bird alert, sightings calendar, and photo gallery.
Meta Description: [ Northeast Texas Field Ornithologists. Birding club meets in Longview, TX; offers field trips, programs, newsletter, checklist, bird alert, etc. ]

Port Aransas Birdwatching - Chamber of Commerce site.
Meta Description: [ The Official Web Site of the Port Aransas Texas Chamber of Commerce: The Rest of Texas ]

Purola Bird Records - Hays County sightings and seasonal checklists.

Rockport Ruffles Some Feathers - Article on birding in Rockport.

Rockport-Fulton Birding - Brief information and list of birding sites.

Salt Grass Flats - Photographs and descriptions of a few common birds of the Texas Gulf Coast.
Meta Description: [ Wild bird pictures, wildlife photographs, descriptions, articles on Texas Gulf Coast wetlands, birding guides, help identifying birds, tips for birding from cars ]

404 Sandy Dillard's Bird Page - Photos of backyard birds in the Texas AM area, pelagic birds, and trip reports from around the world.

SATXbirds - E-mail group for birding in the Bexar County area.
Meta Description: [ SATXbirds: San Antonio Texas information on wild birds and wild bird sightings. ]

Search and Serendipity - David Ringer's tales of birding from his backyard in the Dallas Metroplex area to the other side of the world.

404 Susan's Birding Site - San Antonio area sightings, Comal County checklist, and large picture gallery.
Meta Description: [ Birding site for WarblerWoods (Cibolo, TX). Birding commentary and pictures. ]

Texas Bird Records Committee - Evaluates rare bird records. News, photo gallery, bird lists, annual reports, and bird report form.

Texas Breeding Bird Atlas - Detailed maps of all 358 breeding birds found during the 1987-1992 survey, some detailed species accounts, history, and current status of the project.

Texas Gulf Coast Birding and Naturalist Web - Articles, site guides, checklists, and links.

Texas Hawk Watches - Results of the Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch in Corpus Christi and raptor photo gallery.

Texas Migrations - Purple Martin, hummingbird, and Monarch butterfly migration information and maps.
Meta Description: [ Texas Environmental Studies home Page ]

Texas Rare Bird Alerts - Recent transcripts of 11 RBAs throughout the state.

Texas Whooping Cranes - Archive of regular census reports from Aransas NWR, with a few other miscellaneous reports.

Texbirds - Searchable archives and subscription management of the birding discussion list for Texas.

Texbirds Reference Page - General information and commands of the e-mail group for Texas birding.
Meta Description: [ This page provides information about the Texbirds email discussion list which is sponsored by the Texas Audubon Society and devoted to information about wild birds and birding in Texas. ]

The Great Texas Birding Classic - Annual birding tournament held on the coast in late April.
Meta Description: [ The Great Texas Birding Classic - 2005 ]

Utopia Nature - Natural history of the Sabinal River Valley in the Hill Country, including birds, bird photos, birding sites, and the Lost Maples Christmas Bird Count.
Meta Description: [ Natural history, flora, fauna of the Sabinal River Valley in the Hill Country of Texas ]

WarblerWoods - Sightings and photos from site in Cibolo by Susan Schaezler.
Meta Description: [ Birding site for WarblerWoods (Cibolo, TX). Birding commentary and pictures. ]

Wild Texas: Wildlife Guide - Brief accounts of 8 species of birds.
Meta Description: [ Texas bird and wildlife identification and viewing guide. ]

World Birding Center - News and information about birding in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Includes descriptions and checklists for 9 birding sites, events, specialty bird species accounts, and rare bird alert.
Meta Description: [ World Birding Center in the Lower Rio Grande valley of Texas ]