Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast
Author: Judith A. Toups
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781617033551
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Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781617033551
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Judith A. Toups
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780811729697
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Each year a wide variety of birds and numerous birders flock to Mississippi's Gulf Coast, making it one of the most exciting bird watching locations in the US. In this definitive guidebook, three seasoned Mississippi birders lead the reader through the area's swamps, forests, and beaches, dispensing plenty of insider advice along the way. Maps and bar graphs illustrating monthly probability of occurrence ensure that, no matter what time of year, visitors will find a trip to the region to be a rewarding birding experience. Includes listings for all coastal species and the months in which they appear as well as detailed maps for Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Greene, Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties.
Author: Thomas Dearborn Burleigh
Publisher:
Published: 1944
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William H. Turcotte
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781578061105
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first book on the diversity, distribution, conservation, and history of birds in the Magnolia State
Author: Greg Homel, R.
Publisher: Quick Reference Publishing
Published: 2015-09-01
Total Pages: 12
ISBN-13: 9781943334056
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Birds of Alabama and Mississippi is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable,all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting this twoState region.Stunning digital photographs depict more than 125 species of common and notablebirds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter--day or night--withinthe guide's extensive area of coverage.Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles, and neotropical migrants alongthe mighty Mississippi river and its floodplain in the west; combing through shorebirdson the Gulf Coast in the south; setting your sights on the colorful variety of birdsinhabiting vast wetlands throughout; identifying your garden birds; embarking on aserious birding trip or on a business trip to Greenville, Jackson, Tuscaloosa, Mobile, andpoints between, you'll be glad to have this booklet.Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels--but especially beginningand intermediate users trying to "make sense of it all"--this beautiful and amazinglyinformative six-fold guide will be an indispensable field companion on all outings.This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fitinto a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification--whether in a Jackson garden, a business trip to Montgomery, on a family vacation, or aserious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within a two state region.
Author: Ted Eubanks
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1603443924
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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. Advice oninding 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.
Author: John H. Rappole
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780890965450
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ; no. 14." Guide to 622 birds found in Texas with information on habitat preferences, abundance, seasonal occurance, and more.
Author: Hal H. Harrison
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780395936092
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Covers nest of bird species of all 26 states east of the Mississippi.
Author: Liton Hawlader
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-21
Total Pages: 110
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book discusses all the birds which may be seen from the Florida Keys to South Texas, including coastal Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Additionally, there are short chapters on habitats, safety in the field, the best places to birdwatch and the fabulous spring and fall bird migrations. It is conveniently divided into water birds and land birds, plus special short chapters on the birds of South Florida and South Texas. Each species is fully treated, with color photographs taken by Jim Stevenson, demonstrating various plumages at all ages, both sexes and seasons. The range of the species is verbally explained, as is its description, plus unique behaviors, voice and similar species. In addition, groups such as families and orders are described to give the reader an understanding of classification.Jim Stevenson has been birding the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas for over sixty years. His master's work dealt with bird migration, and having been raised by an ornithologist, he got an early start. He has been writing and leading birding tours as the Director of the Galveston Ornithological Society for twenty-five years. Jim resides in a small forest on Galveston Island, Texas, which now has a yard list of 322, the highest in the history of North America.
Author: Ray Vaughan
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 1461702992
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ramble through the varied habitats and remarkable scenery of Alabama and Mississippi with this terrific birding location guide. Here are all the features you need in a bird-finding guide: plenty of location maps, explicit driving directions, detailed site descriptions, and generous listings of the resident, migrant, and rare birds found in every region of each state in any season.