Chasing Birds Across Texas: A Birding Big Year

On the morning of January 1, 2000, Mark Adams started counting birds. By the evening of December 31, he had tied the record of 489 species seen or heard within the state's borders in a single calendar year. Adams invites readers to join him in exploring Texas' varied habitats on his quest for birds. Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series, No. 35.