Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (Perspectives on South Texas, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Kingsville) [Hardcover]

Timothy Brush (Author)

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“My general impression is that it is a great read, informative and scientifically accurate while written in a leisurely conversational style that will appeal to both the academic and the more recreational birder.”--John C. Arvin

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About the Author

Timothy Brush is an associate professor of biology at the University of Texas–Pan American in Edinburg. He has been observing, studying, and writing about the birds of the Lower Rio Grande Valley for over a decade.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: TAMU Press (October 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585444367
• ISBN-13: 978-1585444366
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,226,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedic Information, February 24, 2007

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M. Paul Holsinger (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (Perspectives on South Texas, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Kingsville) (Paperback)

The Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, the LRGV to any knowledgeable birding enthusiast, is THE place to witness the widest diversity and greater number of bird species anywhere in the United States including even Alaska. More than 500 different species have been seen at one time or another in the Valley including dozens of birds from Mexico that rarely if ever get more than a few miles north of that nation's boundary. Though there have been several interesting guides to the "where" of these birds--guides that highlight the best spots in the area to see the wonderful diversity that exists--there has not until now been a careful, encyclopedic examination of those birds. Timothy Brush, a biology professor at the University of Texas-Pan American, has filled that void in Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier.

No-one would argue that Brush's wonderful study is the type of book that anyone would want to curl up with in front of a warm fire on a cold night but for anybody interesting in the fauna of southern Texas, it is a proverbial gold mine. Brush provides an extremely thorough examination of each of the many birds which nest throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley. His volume is filled with scientific data galore but it is never uninteresting thanks in large part to the many frequent personal asides which the author includes and which allow us to see not only a scientist but also an avid birder at work.

Unquestionably this relatively small volume will remain the authoritative study of southern Texas' birdlife for decades to come.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Status of South Texas Birds, November 24, 2005

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Jack C. Eitniear (San Antonio, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier: The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (Perspectives on South Texas, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Kingsville) (Hardcover)

An excellent overview of the breeding birds along the Rio Grande of South Texas. Covers historic status of most species unique to the region, if they have been documented to have bred there. Photos and artwork uneventful.