All About Birds Texas and Oklahoma
The perfect guide to the birds of Texas and Oklahoma, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.

This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of Texas and Oklahoma. The guide features fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 238 species most commonly seen in these two states; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The Texas and Oklahoma edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.

  • Descriptions of 238 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
  • Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
  • Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
  • Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
  • Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong
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All About Birds Texas and Oklahoma
The perfect guide to the birds of Texas and Oklahoma, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.

This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of Texas and Oklahoma. The guide features fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 238 species most commonly seen in these two states; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The Texas and Oklahoma edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.

  • Descriptions of 238 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
  • Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
  • Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
  • Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
  • Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong
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All About Birds Texas and Oklahoma

All About Birds Texas and Oklahoma

by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
All About Birds Texas and Oklahoma

All About Birds Texas and Oklahoma

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The perfect guide to the birds of Texas and Oklahoma, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.org

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website, AllAboutBirds.org, used by more than 21 million people each year. These definitive books provide the most up-to-date resources and expert coverage on bird species throughout North America.

This dynamic guide is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the birds of Texas and Oklahoma. The guide features fascinating details about the birds around you, useful bird ID tips, and handy bird-watching information. It presents full accounts of the 238 species most commonly seen in these two states; beautiful photographs of male, female, and immature birds, as well as morphs, and breeding and nonbreeding plumage (so you can ID birds all year long); current range maps; and so much more. The Texas and Oklahoma edition of All About Birds is easy to use and easy to share.

  • Descriptions of 238 bird species, including four photos for each bird chosen specifically for better ID and sourced from the Macaulay Library (a collection of bird photos from citizen scientists)
  • Quick and easy index with illustrations on cover flaps, with complete index at the back
  • Information on Cornell Lab citizen-science programs and how to participate
  • Bonus content includes identification best practices and tips on photography, birdscaping, food and feeding, and more
  • Free MERLIN Bird ID app (downloaded more than 5 million times) for quick ID in the wild using photos and birdsong

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691990064
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 03/01/2022
Series: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dedicated to advancing the understanding and protection of the natural world, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology joins with people from all walks of life to make new scientific discoveries, share insights, and galvanize conservation action. Their mission is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Twitter @cornellbirds

Table of Contents

Introduction 12

Getting Started 13

Birding 101 15

Four Keys to Bird Identification 16

Using Field Marks to Identify Birds 28

Use Merlin to See the Possibilities 30

Tips for Beginning Bird Watchers 31

Listening to Birds 34

Photographing Birds 36

Digiscoping 38

Attracting Birds to Your Yard 41

Birdscaping 42

Bird Feeders 44

Feeder Placement & Safety 46

Bird Food 47

Water Sources 51

Features of a Good Birdhouse 52

Getting Involved 57

Citizen Science 58

eBird 59

Great Backyard Bird Count 62

Bird Academy 63

Project FeederWatch 64

NestWatch 66

Celebrate Urban Birds 67

Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds 68

Guide to Species 71

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 72 Geese • Ducks

Snow Goose 73

Canada Goose 74

Muscovy Duck 75

Wood Duck 76

Blue-winged Teal 77

Northern Shoveler 78 Geese • Ducks

Gadwall 79

American Wigeon 80

Mallard 81

Mexican Duck 82

Mottled Duck 83

Northern Pintail 84

Canvasback 85

Redhead 86

Lesser Scaup 87

Ruddy Duck 88

Northern Bobwhite 89 Quail • Turkey

Scaled Quail 90

Wild Turkey 91

Pied-billed Grebe 92 Grebes

Eared Grebe 93

Rock Pigeon 94 Pigeons • Doves • Cuckoos

Eurasian Collared-Dove 95

Inca Dove 96

Common Ground Dove 97

White-winged Dove 98

Mourning Dove 99

Greater Roadrunner 100

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 101

Lesser Nighthawk 102 Nightjars

Common Nighthawk 103

Chimney Swift 104 Swifts • Hummingbirds

White-throated Swift 105

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 106

Black-chinned Hummingbird 107

Calliope Hummingbird 108

Rufous Hummingbird 109

Buff-bellied Hummingbird 110

Sora 111 Rails • Gallinules • Coots

Common Gallinule 112

American Coot 113

Purple Gallinule 114

Sandhill Crane 115 Cranes • Stilts • Oystercatchers

Black-necked Stilt 116

American Oystercatcher 117

Black-bellied Plover 118 Plovers • Sandpipers

American Golden-Plover 119 Plovers • Sandpipers

Killdeer 120

Upland Sandpiper 121

Long-billed Curlew 122

Marbled Godwit 123

Ruddy Turnstone 124

Sanderling 125

Western Sandpiper 126

Spotted Sandpiper 127

Wiilet 128

Laughing Gull 129 Gulls • Terns

Franklin's Gull 130

Ring-billed Gull 131

Herring Gull 132

Least Tern 133

Caspian Tern 134

Black Tern 135

Common Tern 136

Forster's Tern 137

Royal Tern 138

Black Skimmer 139 Skimmers

Common Loon 140 Loons

Wood Stork 141 Storks

Anhinga 142 Anhingas

Neotropic Cormorant 143 Cormorants • Pelicans

Double-crested Cormorant 144

American White Pelican 145

Brown Pelican 146

Great Blue Heron 147 Herons • Ibises • Spoonbills

Great Egret 148

Snowy Egret 149

Little Blue Heron 150

Tricolored Heron 151

Cattle Egret 152

Green Heron 153

Black-crowned Night-Heron 154

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 155

White Ibis 156

White-faced Ibis 157

Roseate Spoonbill 158

Black Vulture 159 Vultures

Turkey Vulture 160 Vultures

Osprey 161 Kites • Hawks • Eagles

White-tailed Kite 162

Mississippi Kite 163

Northern Harrier 164

Cooper's Hawk 165

Bald Eagle 166

Harris's Hawk 167

Red-shouldered Hawk 168

Swainson's Hawk 169

Red-tailed Hawk 170

Rough-legged Hawk 171

Eastern Screech-Owl 172 Owls

Great Horned Owl 173

Burrowing Owl 174

Barred Owl 175

Belted Kingfisher 176 Kingfishers

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 177 Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker 178

Acorn Woodpecker 179

Golden-fronted Woodpecker 180

Red-bellied Woodpecker 181

Downy Woodpecker 182

Ladder-backed Woodpecker 183

Hairy Woodpecker 184

Pileated Woodpecker 185

Northern Flicker 186

Crested Caracara 187 Falcons

American Kestrel 188

Peregrine Falcon 189

Monk Parakeet 190 Parrots

Western Wood-Pewee 191 Tyrant Flycatchers

Eastern Wood-Pewee 192

Least Flycatcher 193

Black Phoebe 194

Eastern Phoebe 195

Say's Phoebe 196

Vermilion Flycatcher 197

Ash-throated Flycatcher 198

Great Crested Flycatcher 199

Great Kiskadee 200

Western Kingbird 201 Tyrant Flycatchers

Eastern Kingbird 202

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 203

Yellow-throated Vireo 204 Vireos

Warbling Vireo 205

Red-eyed Vireo 206

Loggerhead Shrike 207 Shrikes

Green Jay 208 Jays • Crows

Blue Jay 209

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 210

American Crow 211

Fish Crow 212

Common Raven 213

Carolina Chickadee 214 Chickadees • Titmice

Tufted Titmouse 215

Black-crested Titmouse

Verdin 217 Verdins

Horned Lark 218 Larks

Purple Martin 219 Swallows

Tree Swallow 220

Barn Swallow 221

Cliff Swallow 222

Cave Swallow 223

Bushtit 224 Bushtits

Golden-crowned Kinglet 225 Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 226

Red-breasted Nuthatch 227 Nuthatches

White-breasted Nuthatch 228

Brown-headed Nuthatch 229

Brown Creeper 230 Creepers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 231 Gnatcatchers

Rock Wren 232 Wrens

Canyon Wren 233

House Wren 234

Carolina Wren 235

Bewick's Wren 236

Cactus Wren 237

European Starling 238 Starlings

Gray Catbird 239 Catbirds

Curve-billed Thrasher 240 Thrashers • Mockingbirds

Brown Thrasher 241

Northern Mockingbird 242 Thrashers • Mockingbirds

Eastern Bluebird 243 Thrushes

Mountain Bluebird 244

Hermit Thrush 245

Wood Thrush 246

American Robin 247

Cedar Waxwing 248 Waxwings

Phainopepla 249 Silky-Flycatchers

House Sparrow 250 Old World Sparrows

House Finch 251 Finches • Longspurs

Pine Siskin 252

Lesser Goldfinch 253

American Goldfinch 254

Lapland Longspur 255

Grasshopper Sparrow 256 Sparrows • Juncos • Towhees

Black-throated Sparrow 257

Lark Sparrow 258

Lark Bunting 259

Chipping Sparrow 260

Field Sparrow 261

Brewer's Sparrow 262

Fox Sparrow 263

Dark-eyed Junco 264

White-crowned Sparrow 265

Harris's Sparrow 266

White-throated Sparrow 267

Savannah Sparrow 268

Song Sparrow 269

Lincoln's Sparrow 270

Canyon Towhee 271

Rufous-crowned Sparrow 272

Green-tailed Towhee 273

Spotted Towhee 274

Eastern Towhee 275

Yellow-breasted Chat 276 Blackbirds • Orioles • Grackles

Western Meadowlark 277

Eastern Meadowlark 278

Orchard Oriole 279

Hooded Oriole 280

Bullock's Oriole 281

Baltimore Oriole 282

Red-winged Blackbird 283 Blackbirds • Orioles • Grackles

Bronzed Cowbird 284

Brown-headed Cowbird 285

Brewer's Blackbird 286

Common Grackle 287

Boat-tailed Grackle 288

Great-tailed Grackle 289

Black-and-white Warbler 290

Wood-Wabblers

Prothonotary Warbler 291

Orange-crowned Warbler 292

Common Yellowthroat 293

Northern Parula 294

Yellow Warbler 295

Palm Warbler 296

Pine Warbler 297

Yellow-rumped Warbler 298

Yellow-throated Warbler 299

Wilson's Warbler 300

Summer Tanager 301 Cardinals • Grosbeaks • Buntings

Northern Cardinal 302

Pyrrhuloxia 303

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 304

Black-headed Grosbeak 305

Blue Grosbeak 306

Indigo Bunting 307

Painted Bunting 308

Dickcissel 309

Photo Credits 310

Index 315

Acknowledgments 319

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