Land stewardship for birds : a guide for central Texas /

In this revised and re-titled edition of Attracting Birds in the Texas Hill Country: A Guide to Land Stewardship, biologist Rufus Stephens and educator Jan Wrede provide a comprehensive update to their popular and practical handbook that focuses on habitat improvement to benefit birds on properties...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Stephens, W. Rufus, 1956- (Author), Wrede, Jan, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023].
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Myrna and David K. Langford books on working lands.
Subjects:	Wildlife habitat improvement > Texas > Texas Hill Country > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Wildlife management > Texas > Texas Hill Country > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Birds > Habitat > Texas > Texas Hill Country. Birds > Conservation > Texas > Texas Hill Country. Birds > Texas > Texas Hill Country > Identification. Texas Hill Country (Tex.) > Guidebooks. NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. SCIENCE / Natural History.

Table of Contents:

Map of Texas Hill Country
Wooded Slopes and Savannahs
Grasslands
Rivers and Creeks
Canyons, Springs, and Seeps
Constructed Tanks, Ponds, and Lakes
Backyards
Predators and Other "Dangerous" Animals
Deer Management
Cedar Management
Appendix 1: Deer Browse Evaluation
Appendix 2: Master Bird Chart
Appendix 3: Edwards Plateau Priority Bird Species
Appendix 4: Priority Woody Plants
Appendix 5: Master Plant List
Appendix 6: Purple Martin Monitoring Data Sheet
Appendix 7: Nest Box Data Sheet
Glossary.