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  1. Steve Gross

    Kingbird Highway OR The Big Year

    Currently on amazon.com, you can get Kingbird Highway for $3.10 (plus shipping) and The Big Year for $.01 (plus shipping). I personally enjoyed Kingbird Highway much more.
  2. Steve Gross

    Hello from Montana

    For good information regarding bird sightings in MT, check out the Montana bird listserve: http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MT There are quite a few good and active birders in MT, and they often post to the site above. Connecting with a few of them can be very instructive.
  3. Steve Gross

    Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR area?

    The Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast is a great reference, as is the ABA Birder's Guide to the Texas Coast. From Attwater all the way east and southeast to the coast, the birding is great, depending what you'd like to see. Checking the references above, along with...
  4. Steve Gross

    Howdy from Texas

    Welcome to BirdForum. If you'd like any specific information about birds and birding in Texas, feel free to send me a message. Steve Gross Past President, Texas Ornithological Society
  5. Steve Gross

    Warbler ID UTC Texas

    This is not a classic Brewster's or Lawrence's Warbler, but the yellow patch on the wing is not usually found on any Blue-winged Warbler. This situation may be somewhat analogous to the orioles we've had in the Lower Rio Grade Valley, called "Smudge" and "Son of Smudge" - hybrid birds that kind...
  6. Steve Gross

    Resources for a visiting birder

    Here's the BirdingPal page for NM. You might find someone here HOOO-d be willing to go owling with you. http://www.birdingpal.org/nm.htm
  7. Steve Gross

    Birding Listserv for Michigan?

    There are several Michigan listserves. Lurk here: http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MI01 http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MI02 http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MI03 http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MI04 http://birding.aba.org/maillist/MI06
  8. Steve Gross

    Houston, TX: a sparrow the size of a Robin???

    FWIW, American Pipits do perch in trees from time to time, but it is a bit surprising to see them there.
  9. Steve Gross

    Bird song like brass mouthpiece? Texas USA

    By The Hills, do you mean the Hill Country? Where, exactly?
  10. Steve Gross

    Great birding day in Houston, TX

    I recommend "Finding Birds on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail". It has many upper coast and Houston area birding locations, along with which birds you can expect at each. "The Birds of Houston, Galveston, and Upper Texas Coast", by Weeks, Eubanks, and Behrstock is a great reference for...
  11. Steve Gross

    Hello from Houston, Texas, USA

    Living in Texas, you have wonderful access to several great birding organizations. Houston Audubon has field trips, classes, and sanctuaries to offer (houstonaudubon.org). The Houston Outdoor Nature Club Ornithology Group (OG) has field trips, monthly meetings, and good educational programming...
  12. Steve Gross

    Hello from Texas

    Welcome. I live in Houston, too. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. Steve Gross President, Texas Ornithological Society
  13. Steve Gross

    Best Place/Time To See Golden-Cheeked Warbler and Black Capped Vireo?

    Golden-cheeks are arriving as we speak, and Black-capped Vireos often arrive starting March 25. Pedernales State Park has nesting Golden-cheeks and vireos, so you don't have to drive far. Lost Maples State Natural Area has both species, and the Kerr Wildlife Management Area has an abundance of...
  14. Steve Gross

    Info on High Island and area please - trip in April

    Birders can often cover all of your stops in a single day, depending on how long they want to work a particular location. I often hit Anahuac at dawn, hitting the Willows and Shoveler Pond, then proceed to High Island. Depending on the winds, High Island can be hot or very slow. BTW, don't...
  15. Steve Gross

    Texas gulf coast bird

    They've definitely increased their range throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley over the last ten years. They're reported with some regularity from Laredo/San Ygnacio/Zapata to Brownsville. I even had one at the Brooks County Rest Area on US 281 several years ago. They're around, but I don't...
  16. Steve Gross

    Eastern or Western Guide to Birds For Texas Birding?

    This is a consistent problem for birders here in TX. The National Geographic Guide has all of the regularly-occurring species in the state. The Eastern Sibley has a few birds from west of I-35, but that is the real cutoff for Eastern vs. Western Texas (from a birding perspective - the 100th...
  17. Steve Gross

    A good guide book for America birds

    I agree. The NG guide and the Sibley are considered the touchstones. No real need for any others, though there are several other solid options. Good birding.
  18. Steve Gross

    New To This In The Dallas, TX Area

    Welcome! The Dallas and Tarrant County Audubon Societies have a lot of good programming that you might be interested in. Field trips, classes, etc. might be just the thing for a new birder, for social and educational reasons. The Texas Ornithological Society (TOS) sponsors field trips, tours...
  19. Steve Gross

    Big Bend -- worth it in Feb?

    Going to Big Bend is NEVER a bad idea! For birds to expect, you can get data off of eBird (ebird.org) for Brewster County, TX. You can also get hold of the Birds of the Trans-Pecos checklist from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. The list is available in the park, as well. Here's the link for...
  20. Steve Gross

    Please ID ducks, SPI, Texas, USA

    According to the Texas Bird Records Committee website, there are eight (8) accepted records of American Black Duck in Texas.
  21. Steve Gross

    Hello from south Texas

    Hi, Captain Jim! Welcome. If you're interested in joining the Texas birding community en masse, we'd love to share with you. Which part of the coast are you on? Steve Gross President, Texas Ornithological Society
  22. Steve Gross

    Request for Red-cockaded sites, Big Thicket

    Congrats!
  23. Steve Gross

    Galveston - Rockport; midway stop-off

    If there are species you're especially interested in seeing, send me an email at sgross77 AT comcast DOT net I'll be happy to help you plan your trip. Steve Gross President, Texas Ornithological Society
  24. Steve Gross

    Galveston - Rockport; midway stop-off

    If you take TX 35 from the Houston/Alvin area to Rockport, Port Lavaca would make a good stop. There's lots of good birding in the area, including Magic Ridge Sanctuary (which belongs to the TX Ornithological Society) and Port O'Connor. Hwy 35 itself offers good birding. The Formosa Wetlands...
  25. Steve Gross

    Hummingbird ID Galveson Tx. USA

    Ruby-throats are exceptionally rare in the Houston/Galveston areas in the winter. What appears to be rufous coloration on the flanks lends against Ruby-throat, as well. We do have decent numbers of Broad-tailed Hummingbirds in the area right now, and if that is indeed rufous coloration on the...
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