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This page lists books published by Texas A&M University Press in the Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series.

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Adventures in Texas Gardening

Bill Scheick

Texas A&M University Press

2017

Landscaping with Edible Plants in Texas: Design and Cultivation

Cheryl Beesley

Texas A&M University Press

2017

The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds

Mark W. Lockwood & Brush Freeman

Texas A&M University Press

2014

Butterfly Gardening for Texas

Geyata Ajilvsgi

Texas A&M University Press

2013

Central Texas Gardener

Cheryl Hazeltine

Texas A&M University Press

2010

Hill Country Landowner's Guide

Jim Stanley

Texas A&M University Press

2009

Chico, George, the Birds, and Me: The Mexican Travelogue of a Woman Naturalist, 1948-1949

Dorothy Chapman Saunders

Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series #43

Texas A&M University Press

2008

"When a mysterious manila envelope reached the hands of Henry "Milt" Reeves, no one could have anticipated the story that waited inside. Enclosed he found a manuscript written half a century earlier and yellowed with age. Each fragile page unfolded the first-person story of a trip Dorothy Chapman Saunders had taken to Mexico in 1948 and 1949 with her husband and seasoned ornithologist, George, to conduct field surveys of waterfowl and white-winged doves for the U.S. government. In Chico, George, the Birds, and Me, Saunders adeptly describes the birds they saw and the survey work they did. She also charts the other details of their journey as they traveled in a jeep they dubbed "Chico." A gifted naturalist, Saunders offers an engaging, lively account that reflects her education, experiences, and many capabilities as a traveler, newspaper reporter, journalist, marksman, pilot, and scientist. Her observations will give new insight to those interested in natural history, ornithology, adventure, travel in Mexico, and women in science."

Greg Lasley's Texas Wildlife Portraits

Greg W. Lasley

Texas A&M University Press

2008

Water from Stone: The Story of Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve

Jeffrey Greene

Texas A&M University Press

2007

Grasses of the Texas Hill Country: A Field Guide

Brian Loflin and Shirley Loflin

Texas A&M University Press

2006

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country

Jan Wrede

Texas A&M University Press

2005

Chimney Swift Towers

Paul & Georgean Kyle

Texas A&M University Press

2005

"Chimney Swifts, birds that nest and roost in chimneys, have been historically abundant in North America. But by the late 1980s, the number of swifts migrating to North America from the Amazon River Basin had declined. A growing number of people across North America are now constructing nesting towers and conducting Chimney Swift conservation projects in their own communities. With Chimney Swift Towers, concerned bird conservationists have a step-by-step guide to help them create more habitat for these beneficial, insect-eating birds. Chimney Swift experts Paul and Georgean Kyle give directions for building freestanding wooden towers, wooden kiosk towers, masonry towers, and other structures. Included are: design basics; lists of materials needed; useful diagrams and photographs; and detailed instructions on site preparation, tower construction, installation, and maintenance; Anyone with basic woodworking or masonry skills and an interest in wildlife conservation will find this publication helpful."

Chimney Swifts: America's Mysterious Birds above the Fireplace

Paul & Georgean Kyle

Texas A&M University Press

2005

"From the curious sounds of baby swifts chattering in the chimney to the awe-inspiring sight of birds entering their roost at dusk, like smoke swirling back into the flue, Chimney Swifts have captured the imagination of many generations of North Americans. These sleek birds with crescent-shaped wings and acrobatic flight patterns migrate to North America from the Amazon River Basin each spring to breed and raise their young. But by the late 1980s, changes in chimney construction and homeowner attitudes had contributed to a major decline in the numbers of Chimney Swifts. Authors Paul and Georgean Kyle have worked ceaselessly in an attempt to alter that trend. The Kyles' eight-acre homestead has become a world-renowned Chimney Swift sanctuary and research station, with more than a dozen Chimney Swift towers of various designs located throughout their property. The swifts return each spring to many of these towers, where they rear their young and where their home life is observed and recorded in previously undocumented detail. In Chimney Swifts, the Kyles share the knowledge they have gained, providing readers with an unprecedented peek into the secret life of these beneficial, insect-eating birds. With a non-technical narrative, numerous photos, and original drawings, they explore Chimney Swift natural history and provide practical guidelines for homeowners to coexist peacefully with these remarkable spring and summer guests."

The Texas Ornithological Society Handbook of Texas Birds

Mark W. Lockwood and Brush Freeman

Texas A & M University Press

2004

"The most ambitious edition yet of the Texas Ornithological Society checklist of Texas birds now includes range maps and color photographs of the birds much of the world comes to Texas to see. Based on the work of the Texas Bird Records Committee over almost three decades, The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds provides authoritative annotations on the abundance, status, and distribution of all species encountered in Texas; lists rare, introduced, and hypothetical species in the appendices; and offers a comprehensive reference section."

Chasing Birds Across Texas: A Birding Big Year

Mark T. Adams

Texas A & M University Press

2003

"On the morning of January 1, 2000, Mark T. Adams started counting birds. His goal was to find the largest possible number of species in one year in Texas, an undertaking known in birding parlance as a Big Year. By the evening of December 31, he had tied the record of 489 species seen or heard within the state's borders in a single calendar year. Traveling 30,000 miles across Texas by car and 18,000 miles by plane, Adams alone saw 92 percent of all bird species reported in the state in 2000. In Chasing Birds across Texas, Adams invites birders and others with a broad interest in the outdoors to join him in exploring Texas' varied habitats on his quest for birds - from the upper coast to the lower coast; into the Hill Country, the Panhandle, and the Chihuahuan Desert; and up the Davis, Chisos, and Guadalupe Mountains. As he happily celebrates the bounty of the Valley's spring migration or desperately searches for a Panhandle rarity, we watch him grow as a naturalist, exult in the Texas landscape, and benefit from the company of some of the world's best birders. Informative, inspiring, and great fun, Chasing Birds across Texas conveys as perhaps no other bird book can the humor, obsession, dedication, and adventure that are all part of the sport of birding."

Of Golden Toads and Serpents' Roads

Paul Freed

Texas A & M University Press

2003

Naturalist's Big Bend

Roland H. Wauer and Carl M. Fleming

Texas A & M University Press

2001

"An introduction to the trees and shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and insects of Big Bend National Park."

Rivers of Texas

Verne Huser

Texas A & M University Press

2000

Texas Caves

Blair Pittman

Texas A & M University Press

2000

Heralds of Spring in Texas

Roland H. Wauer

Texas A & M University Press

1999

"We know by the calendar when spring officially begins, but how does nature tell us spring has come? In Heralds of Spring in Texas Roland H. Wauer walks us through Texas, from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, as spring arrives. In addition to offering us his own special memories of spring in Texas, Wauer brings together here the thoughts of other Texas naturalists, professional and avocational, and augments both with background information about the particular herald being considered. Harbingers of spring explored include birds, trees, flowers, mammals, even the night sky."

Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds

Alexander F. Skutch

Texas A & M University Press

1999

"This book reveals the lifetime dedication of an expert naturalist who for seventy years has studied birds in tropical America, from Mexico to Peru and Venezuela."

Land of the Desert Sun: Texas' Big Bend Country

D. Gentry Steele

Texas A&M University Press

1998

Wild Edens

Joseph James Shomon

Texas A&M University Press

1998

Mad Dogs: The New Rabies Plague

Donald Finley

Texas A&M University Press

1998

The White-Tailed Deer

Ilo Hiller

Texas A&M University Press

1996

Legends and Lore of Texas Wildflowers

Elizabeth Silverthorne

Texas A & M University Press

1996?

The Minds of Birds

Alexander F. Skutch

Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series #23

Texas A&M University Press

1996

"In this controversial culmination of a lifelong quest, Alexander F. Skutch, a well-known ornithologist who has studied birds for more than sixty years, makes a case for "believing that birds' mental capacities have been grossly underestimated." Lacking hard scientific proofs of what birds think and feel, we are left, Skutch argues, with inferences gleaned from observation of their behavior. His intimate, six-decade study of tropical and north temperate birds and his wide survey of the literature inform this remarkable review of the psychic life of birds. Although varying widely by species, many birds have a striking ability to recognize as individuals not only other birds of their own kind (which all look alike to humans), but also familiar humans, even after a long absence. They have good memories and give indications of forethought. Only humans take more elaborate care of their offspring than most birds do, and few animals of any kind live in such closely united families as those of cooperatively breeding birds, which carefully avoid incest. The diverse play of birds suggests their capacity for enjoyment. They can be taught to count up to eight, and some are known to use tools. The tastefully adorned constructions of bower birds and the songs of many other species also point strongly to an aesthetic sense. The journeys of migrants between known breeding and wintering territories separated by thousands of miles speak of memory and navigational skills that baffle human observers. True, Skutch concludes, inferential evidence only suggests hypotheses and cannot offer scientific proof. Nonetheless, his carefully gathered and documented observations, delightfully reported, accord with the strong intuition of many bird lovers that birds are not unfeeling automata but sensitive creatures, aware of what they do. Birders and behaviorist ornithologists alike will find Skutch's work provocative and rewarding–no more easily dismissed than the apparently purposeful behavior of the birds he describes."

Lone Star Dinosaurs

Louis Jacobs

Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series #22

Texas A&M University Press

1995

Drinking Water: Refreshing Answers to All Your Questions

James M. Symons

Texas A&M University Press

1995

American Women Afield: Writings by Pioneering Women Naturalists

Marcia Myers Bonta

Texas A&M University Press

1995

Volcanoes: An Introduction

Alwyn Scarth

Texas A&M University Press

1994

Bird Of Jove: A Man, An Eagle, And The Ancient Art Of Falconry

David Bruce

Texas A&M University Press

New edition

1994

Mountain Islands and Desert Seas: A Natural History of the US-Mexican Borderlands

Frederick R. Gehlbach

Texas A&M University Press

New edition

1993

Favorite Texas Birds: Their Songs And Calls, Volume 1

Robert Benson and Karen Benson

Texas A&M University Press

1993

Cassette tape of bird song.

On Nature's Terms: Contemporary Voices

Editor: Thomas J. Lyon and Peter Stine

Texas A&M University Press

1992

Birder's Mexico

Roland H. Wauer

Texas A & M University Press

199?

"Since 1966, Roland H. Wauer has traveled annually to see his own favorite attractions in Mexico: native birds and their remote habitats. From his adventures he has written an indispensable companion for anyone visiting Mexico with an interest in birding and the country's spectacular natural environment. He introduces us to Mexico's unsung diversity, from its arid lowlands and coastal islands to the forested uplands and humid jungles, once home of the ancient Mayans. Originally published under the title Naturalist's Mexico, this handy guide features a new and updated introduction. Its thirty-nine black-and-white photographs provide further reason to explore the flora and fauna that thrive off the beaten path."

The Nature of Texas

Editor: Howard Peacock

Texas A&M University Press

1990

Introducing Mammals to Young Naturalists

Ilo Hiller

Texas A&M University Press

1990

Introducing Birds to Young Naturalists

Ilo Hiller

Texas A&M University Press

1989

"Here you and your child can learn about feathers, how eggs form, why birds have different types of beaks and feet, why birds sing, and what stimulates feeding responses. The book shows how to set up a winter feeding station, build a bird house, identify some birds by their silhouettes, and recognize some common songs. Here are bluebirds, cardinals, pyrrhuloxias, woodpeckers, killdeer, owls, cuckoos, doves, pigeons, mockingbirds, jays, and hummingbirds."

Wild Flowers Portfolio

Tx Hwy Maq

Texas A&M University Press

1985

Texas in Bloom

Jack Pearl Lewis

Texas A&M University Press

1984

Young Naturalist

Ilo Hiller

Texas A&M University Press

1983

Texas West of the Pecos

Jim Bones

Texas A&M University Press

1981

Landscapes of Texas: Photographs from Texas Highways Magazine

Texas A&M University Press

1980

The Natural World of the Texas Big Thicket

Blair Pittman

Texas A&M University Press

1978

Texas Wildlife: Photographs from Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine

Texas A&M University Press

1977