A Birder's Guide to the Rio Grande Valley

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The third edition of this popular guide is designed to aid in the location of not only the specialty birds of the Rio Grande Valley but also to find the more common birds of the region. Begins in the wonderland of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with detailed maps accomadating route instructions. The guide deviates from the river corridor to cover the Edwards Plateau, the Davis Mountains, the Pecos Valley, and Guadalupe mountains and Calsbad Caverns National Parks. Special attention is given to the regional hotspots: Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Falcon Dam, Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mountains, and El Paso/Las Cruces, New Mexico, area. The 588-species Birds of the Region section covers the relative abundance, normal range, and proper habitats for each species. Also included are lists of butterflies and other vertebrates, from lizards to bats to the seldom-seen nightime predators.