Present for a friend moving to Texas (1 Viewer)

Mono

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• May 10, 2014

• #1

I have a friend moving to live just outside Houston, Texas in a few months from the UK and was wondering of the best bird related book to buy as a present.

Is there a Birds of Texas book or would she be better off with a US book, if so which one.

Plus is there a recommended "Where to watch birds in Texas" type book.

I'm sure I could just Google it but personal recomendations are better at sorting the wheat from the chaff.

Thanks

Mono

 

ptickner

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• May 11, 2014

• #2

Lots of books on Texas! There is a new one discussed in this new thread:

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2984288#post2984288

The ABA has a couple of Texas guides you can check out here:

http://www.aba.org/siteguides/

I used the Rio Grande Valley one a few years ago and found it to be very helpful. I think most of the info would still be relevant even though it is a few years old.

 

njlarsen

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• May 13, 2014

• #3

If she has no experience in birding in the US, then a field guide would be a must. Especially for TX, I would prefer a book covering the continent, as in the new big Sibley OR the national geographic guide. If she has an iphone or ipad (or similar android products probably), then the Sibley app with all the images of first edition, the text of the two regional books and voice recordings of most of the birds would be good too.

Niels

 

ptickner

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• May 13, 2014

• #4

Good point Niels. I was strictly thinking Texas. A Sibley or a Nat Geo would be the way to go.

 

Mono

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• May 14, 2014

• #5

Thanks for the recommendations.

The Texas Coast guide looks good.

The " the new big Sibley" you refer to is it this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...eASIN=030795790X&linkCode=as2&tag=siblguid-20

 

njlarsen

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• May 15, 2014

• #6

yes, and the nat geo guide is this one: http://www.amazon.com/National-Geog...d_sim_b_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=16V9D5B9DBEN4FGS7G0P

Niels