Exploring the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail: Highlights of a Birding Mecca
- ISBN-10
- 0762727128
- ISBN-13
- 9780762727124
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 140
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Author
- Mel White
Description
Exploring the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail profiles more than 80 of the best sites and attractions along this approximately 500 mile trail which covers more over 41 counties along Texas's Gulf Coast and hosts half of the 600 species found in the state.
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