Land stewardship for birds : a guide for central Texas / W. Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede.

"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
Uniform Title:Attracting birds in the Texas Hill Country
Myrna and David K. Langford books on working lands.
Main Authors: Stephens, W. Rufus, 1956- (Author)
Wrede, Jan, 1943- (Author)
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.
Faune > Habitat > Amélioration > Texas > Texas Hill Country > Guides, manuels, etc.
Oiseaux > Protection > Texas > Texas Hill Country.
Oiseaux > Texas > Texas Hill Country > Identification.
Texas Hill Country (Tex.) > Guides.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
SCIENCE / Natural History.
Birds.
Birds > Conservation.
Birds > Habitat.
Wildlife habitat improvement.
Wildlife management.
Texas > Texas Hill Country.
Handbooks.
Travel guidebooks.
Field guides.
Guidebooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Guides touristiques.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Identification.
Guides, manuels, etc.
Guidebooks.
Guides.
Handbooks.
Travel guidebooks.
Field guides.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Guides touristiques.
Physical Description:522 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Format: Book
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.