Birds of Texas: A Timber Press Field Guide - Paperback

by David Sarkozi (Author)

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Texas, with nearly 500 species, excellent photography, and nuanced information on how to locate and identify each bird.

Birds of Texas includes local favorites and rare curiosities that can be found in the lonestar state. This full-color guide includes precise descriptions of voices, behaviors, habitats, and details the top birding sites across the the state.
-Covers every county in Texas, and the state's border regions
-Describes and illustrates bird species
-Over 800 spectacular photographs of relevant plumages and birds in flight
-Individual range maps for each bird show seasonal and migratory patterns
-Easy to use for beginners and experts alike

Author Biography

David Sarkozi is a 45-year veteran birder, and past president and 16 year board member of the Texas Ornithological Society. He invented the Texas Century Club, a quest to record 100 species of Birds in 100 Texas Counties. He has completed two 500 bird big years (2015 and 2017) and, in 2019, was the first to bird every Texas County in a single year (254 counties). He manages the Facebook Group TexBirds with more than 8,000 followers, as well as the Texas e-mail list TEXBIRDS with about 1,800 subscribers.