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This compilation of links pertaining to birds and birding in Texas is maintained for subscribers to the Texbirds email discussion list, one of the largest, most active birding listserves in the world. The Texbirds Reference Page is available to answer questions you might have about the Texbirds listserv. Texbirds Archives also are available on line.
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If you know of additonal web sites devoted to birds and birding in Texas that we should add to this page, please email herb at moonmountaingroup.com.
Texas eBird
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Key Texas Birding Organizations
Where To Go Birding
- Texas Rare Bird Alert
To report sightings, see recent reports and access related information.
- Great Texas Wildlife Trails
TPWD site now available to view and use clickable versions of the various trail maps and their loops.
- Austin Area Birding Sites, The Guide
TPWD Guide to birding locations in and around Austin.
- Central Brazos Valley, Birding in the Heart of Texas by Bert Frenz
From "Bert's Birds" home page, eight locations described.
- Corpus Christi Birding Hot Spots
From the Audubon Outdoor Club site, 29 locations described.
- El Paso Birding Sites
From the El Paso/Trans Pecos Audubon Society site, 8 locations described.
- Lubbock and LEAS Area Birding Locations
- North-Central Texas Birding Spots by Derek Hill
Over 30 locations described.
- Panhandle of Texas, Locations for Birding The
From the Panhandle Bird Club, 10 locations described.
- Rio Grande Valley Birding Hotspots
The Rio Grande Valley Bird Observatory site - click "Birding Hotspots."
- San Antonio, Texas Birding Sites and Specialties
From the San Antonio Audubon Society site, numerous locations described.
- San Marcos, Birding in
Ten locations described.
- Texas Gulf Coast Birding and Naturalist Web Page by P.D. Hulce
Covering the entire Texas Gulf Coast, including locations around Houston.
- Upper Texas Coast Birds by David Sarkozi
Thorough review of locations in and around Houston and the Upper Texas Coast (UTC).
Checklists Available on the Web
Audubon Chapter Web Sites
- Texas Audubon Society
Including information on all Texas chapters, with & without web sites
- Bastrop County Audubon Society
- Bexar Audubon Society, San Antonio area
- Big Country Audubon Society, Abilene
- Central Texas Audubon Society, Waco
- Coastal Bend Audubon Society, Central Texas Coast
- Dallas Audubon Society
- El Paso-Trans Pecos Audubon Society
- Fort Worth Audubon Society
- Golden Triangle Audubon Society, Beaumont area
- Houston Audubon Society
- Huntsville Audubon Society
- Llano Estacado Audubon Society, Lubbock
- Prairie and Timbers Audubon, North-Central Texas
- San Antonio Audubon Society
- Rio Brazos Audubon Society, Central Brazos Valley
- Rio Grande Delta Audubon Society, Rio Grande Valley
- Texas Panhandle Audubon Society, 26 county Panhandle area
- Twin Lakes Audubon Society, Temple area
- Travis Audubon Society, Austin
- Tyler Audubon Society, East Texas
Other Texas Birding Clubs and Organizations
Other Web Sites of Interest to Texas Birders
- Banding Codes for Birds
USGS listing in common name order
- Bird the Bend
Ted Eubanks' Blog with Coastal Bend sightings and links
- Birding and Nature Festivals of Texas
Access to PDF document compiled by Texas Parks and Wildlife
- Birding Around Matagorda Bay
Photographs and information about birding and fishing in the area
- Birding Pal Web Site
Email links to Texas birders who are willing to help visiting birders.
- Birding Texas by Derek Hill
Emphasis on North-Central Texas
- Birdlife of Village Creek, Fort Worth
- Birds of North America Online
Considered the first reference of choice for questions on known biology of North
American birds. Online subscription available for $40/year.
- Christmas Bird Count Schedules for Texas
Dates and contacts compiled by Houston Audubon Society.
- Clearinghouse of Texas bird sightings by David Sarkozi
On-line record submission and data viewing
- Driftwood Wildlife Association
Information from banding stations at Driftwood and Mansfield Dam
- Frontera Audubon
Lower Rio Grande Valley birding center in Welasco
- Great Texas Birding Classic
The biggest, longest and wildest birdwatching tournament in the U.S.
- Great Texas Nature Trails
Including information and maps for the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trails
- Nature Discovery Center, Russ Pitman Park, Bellaire (within Houston)
Urban "lunch with the birds," field trips
- Rio Grande Valley birding guide
- Rockport-Fulton area birding
- South Texas Birds
Devoted to birds and butterflies of the southern tip of Texas
- Texas Breeding Birds Atlas
Breeding range maps and other information
- Texas Birders' Email Addresses by David Sarkozi
- Texas eBird
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- Texas Hawk Watches by Patty Beasley
Sighting reports, photo galleries and other information
- Texas Nature Conservancy
- Texas Partners in Flight
Local link to international initiatives protecting neotropical migrants
- Texas Whooping Cranes
- Valley Nature Center
Weslaco, in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley
- Warbler Woods
Pivate sanctuary in Cibolo (near San Antonio)
- Williams Wildlife Sanctuary
Private sanctuary in Pharr (Lower Rio Grande Valley)
- World Birding Center
International project in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Maps and Environmental Information
Email Lists Related to Birding and Nature
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