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A Birder’s West Indies

An Island-by-Island Tour

By: Roland H. Wauer

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A Birder’s West Indies

An Island-by-Island Tour

By: Roland H. Wauer

The West Indies offer so much more than sun, sand, and shopping. This sweeping arc of islands, which runs from Cuba to Grenada and includes the Virgin Islands, teems with a rich diversity of plant and animal life. Up to 40 percent of the plants in some forests are found nowhere else on earth, while the West Indian flyway is a critical link in the migratory routes of many birds. In A Birder's West Indies, Roland Wauer takes you on an island-by-island journey of discovery. He describes the unique natural features of each island and recounts his often fascinating experiences in seeking out the nearly 400 species of birds known in the West Indies. His accounts give insight into the birds' habitats, status, and ecology and record some of the threats posed by human activities. For readers planning trips to the West Indies, Wauer also includes helpful, up-to-date facts about the best times to travel, the kinds of entry and customs systems to expect, the money exchange services available, and general information about weather, food, and accommodations. Filling a unique niche among current guides, A Birder's West Indies offers both professional ornithologists and avocational bird watchers a chance to compare notes and experiences with an expert observer. And for readers who haven't yet visited the islands, Wauer's fluid prose and lovely color photographs will be the next-best thing to being there—and an irresistible invitation to go.

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University of Texas Press

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0292786727

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9780292786721

Naturally . . . South Texas

Nature Notes from the Coastal Bend

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Naturally . . . South Texas

Nature Notes from the Coastal Bend

By: Roland H. Wauer

The Golden Crescent of South Texas, a fifteen-county region along and inland from the middle Gulf Coast, is often called "the Crossroads" because of its natural diversity. Located in the heart of the Gulf Coast Prairie and Marshes, the area also encompasses the trailing edges of the South Texas Plains, Post Oak Savannah, and Blackland Prairie. This confluence of ecological zones makes it a wonderful place for birding and for observing the changing face of nature, especially during seasonal transitions. In this book, Ro Wauer describes a typical year in the natural life of South Texas. Using selected entries from his weekly column in the Victoria Advocate newspaper, he discusses numerous topics for each month, from the first appearance of butterflies in January, to alligators making a comeback in July, to the Christmas bird count in December. His observations are filled with intriguing natural history lore, from what sounds mockingbirds will imitate (almost any noise in their neighborhood) to how armadillos swim (by inflating themselves to increase their buoyancy).

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University of Texas Press

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0292786700

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9780292786707

The American Robin

By: Roland H. Wauer

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The American Robin

By: Roland H. Wauer

The American Robin is North America's most widespread songbird, with a range extending from Alaska, Canada, and Newfoundland to the highlands of Mexico and Guatemala. Its ruddy red breast and cheerful song have also made it one of our most beloved birds—as American as apple pie, as familiar a harbinger of spring as the first daffodil. Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin have chosen the American Robin as their state bird, while a pair of robins grace the Canadian two dollar bill. In this book, Roland Wauer offers a complete natural history of the American Robin for a popular audience. Combining his own observations as a field naturalist with data gleaned from the scientific literature, he describes the American Robin from every angle—appearance and biology, distribution, behavior, life cycle, and enemies and threats. In addition, he explores the legends and lore surrounding robins and offers suggestions for attracting them to your yard.

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University of Texas Press

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0292786719

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Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies

A Field Guide

By: Jim Weber,Lynne M. Weber,Roland H. Wauer

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Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies

A Field Guide

By: Jim Weber,Lynne M. Weber,Roland H. Wauer

While many growers focus on attracting adult butterflies to their gardens, fewer know about the plants that caterpillars need to survive. Native host plants—wildflowers, trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and sedges—not only provide a site for the butterfly to lay its eggs, they also provide a ready food source for the emerging caterpillar. Think of these plants as the nurseries of the garden. This user-friendly, heavily illustrated field guide describes 101 native larval host plants in Texas. Each species account includes descriptive information on each plant, a distribution map, and photos of both the caterpillars and adult butterflies who frequent those plants. An adult butterfly may nectar on a wide variety of flowers, but caterpillars are much more restricted in their food sources. Some feed on only a limited number of plant species, so female butterflies seek out these specific plants to lay their eggs. For example, the host plants for Monarch caterpillars are various species of milkweed. Often, these plants are not the same as the ones the adult butterfly will later use for nectar. Learning more about the plants caterpillars need is crucial for butterfly conservation. Butterflies’ dependency on specific caterpillar host plants is one of the key factors restricting their range and distribution. Armed with this knowledge, readers can also hone their ability to find specific species of breeding butterflies in nature. This is a handy guide whether you are in the field searching for butterflies or on the hunt for butterfly-friendly options at your local plant sale.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623496470

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9781623496470

For All Seasons

A Big Bend Journal

By: Roland H. Wauer

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For All Seasons

A Big Bend Journal

By: Roland H. Wauer

Something about Big Bend National Park draws visitors again and again. Maybe it's the spare beauty of the mountains and desert, the dawn chorus of birds, or the vivid stars in the velvet night. All of these things have made it Roland Wauer's favorite place. In this book, he shares his love of the Big Bend through journal entries that chronicle a year in the life of the park. Wauer worked as Chief Park Naturalist from 1966 to 1972 and has visited the park frequently ever since. His journal entries span these thirty years, providing not only a composite portrait of a typical year but also a clear sense of how the park's natural history has changed over three decades. He spices his account with anecdotes, often humorous, ranging from stumbling across a herd of javelinas to being trailed by a mountain lion in the dark to discovering new species of plants and animals. Few authors know the Big Bend as Roland Wauer does or have written about it in a more engaging way. This beautifully illustrated book is the perfect companion for a visit to the park, whether in person or by armchair.

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0292785631

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9780292785632

A Field Guide to Birds of the Big Bend

By: Roland H. Wauer

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A Field Guide to Birds of the Big Bend

By: Roland H. Wauer

This current revision, reflecting the extensive amount of birding activites that occurs year-round at Big Bend National Park.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0877192715

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9780877192718

Birding the Southwestern National Parks

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Birding the Southwestern National Parks

By: Roland H. Wauer

In this book, veteran parks interpreter Wauer introduces the pleasures of birding in the national parks of the American Southwest. From California to Texas, from hugely popular destinations such as Arizona's Grand Canyon to the mostly undiscovered shores of Amistad National Recreation Area, Wauer visits fourteen sites and gives his advice on what birds to expect and where and how to find them.16 color photos. 41 b&w drawings.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603446273

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Naturalist's Big Bend

An Introduction to the Trees and Shrubs, Wildflowers, Cacti, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fish, and Insects

By: Roland H. Wauer,Carl M. Fleming

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Naturalist's Big Bend

An Introduction to the Trees and Shrubs, Wildflowers, Cacti, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fish, and Insects

By: Roland H. Wauer,Carl M. Fleming

Given in honor of District Governor Hugh Summers and Mrs. Ahnise Summers by the Rotary Club of Aggieland with matching support from the Sara and John H. Lindsey '44 Fund, Texas A & M University Press, 2004.

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1585441562

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9781585441563

Heralds of Spring in Texas

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Heralds of Spring in Texas

By: Roland H. Wauer

We know by the calendar when springs officially begins, but how does nature tell us spring has come? In Heralds of Spring in Texas Roland H. Wauer walks us through Texas, from the Rio Grands to the panhandle, as spring arrives.

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0890968799

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9780890968796

Borderland Birds

Nesting Birds of the Southern Border

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Borderland Birds

Nesting Birds of the Southern Border

By: Roland H. Wauer

Borderland Birds includes almost 100 birds that I have encountered along the southern border from Arizona to the Gulf. Many are “specialty birds, species that cannot be found elsewhere in the U.S. Examples include chachalaca, red-billed pigeon, hook-billed kite, aplomado falcon, ferruginous pygmy-owl, elegant trogon, blue-throated and lucifer hummingbirds, Mexican and green jays, Audubon’s and Altamira orioles, pyrrhuloxia, varied bunting, and Colima and rufous-capped warblers. All of the birds are illustrated with photographs by Greg Lasley, Kelly Bryan, Bob Behrstock, and Martin Reid.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984587927

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9781984587923

Mountainous West, Denali to Pico De Orizaba

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Mountainous West, Denali to Pico De Orizaba

By: Roland H. Wauer

Mountainous West, Denali to Pico de Orizaba includes the author’s personal experiences within many of North America’s highest mountains. They include Alaska’s Denali; Rocky Mountain’s Mount Revelstoke, The Whistlers, and the Grand Tetons; Cascade’s magnificent Mount Rainier, Lassen, and Shasta; Death Valley’s Panamint Mountains; Sky Islands include the Chiricahua, Santa Rita, and Chisos mountains; and also, Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba, Volcan Fuego, and the Sierra Madre Chiapas. A number of wildlife encounters are included as well: Lynx at Denali; Bison at Yellowstone; Osprey and Moose at Grand Teton; White-tailed Ptarmigan at Rocky Mountain; Mexican Jay in the Santa Ritas, Montezuma Quail in the Davis Mountains, and Peregrine Falcon in Mexico’s Maderas del Carmen.

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1664179682

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9781664179684

Songbirds of the West

Personal Encounters

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Songbirds of the West

Personal Encounters

By: Roland H. Wauer

Songbirds of the West includes more than four dozen songbirds that occur within the western United States. The majority are found in America’s western National Parks, especially in parks where the author worked for more than a quarter of a century. Big Bend National Park is where he encountered Black-capped and Gray Vireos, Vermilion Flycatchers, Curve-billed and Crissal Thrashers, Hepatic and Summer Tanagers, and Black-vented, Hooded and Scott’s Orioles. Black-billed Magpies were encountered at Great Sand Dunes, Clark’s Nutcrackers at Crater Lake, Cave Swallows at Carlsbad Caverns, Cactus Wrens at Saguaro, Phainopeplas at Organ Pipe, Steller’s and Gray Jays at Yellowstone, Black-throated Gray Warblers at Mesa Verde, Townsend’s Solitaires at Timpanogos Cave, and Canyon and Rock Wrens at Zion. Great Kiskadees, Green Jays, and Altamira Orioles were encountered in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The discussion of each bird is based on the author’s personal encounters. These range from casual observations to scientific studies which were undertaken in both the U.S. and Mexico; still others involved visits to the West Indies. The bird’s life history, behavior and status are included.

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1796046973

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9781796046977

Birds of the Northwestern National Parks

A Birder's Perspective

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Birds of the Northwestern National Parks

A Birder's Perspective

By: Roland H. Wauer

From the bald eagle to the pileolated woodpecker, the varied and abundant birdlife of the northwestern national parks is as impressive as the parks' dramatic scenery. To help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to these parks, Roland Wauer has written this finding guide, which introduces the most common birds and the most likely places to see them. The book opens with practical advice on getting started in birding—choosing binoculars, bird identification, proper field techniques, etc. Then after a concise discussion of the national parks as "islands" of bird habitat, the succeeding chapters fully describe each park, including its plant and animal communities and the facilities and interpretive activities available to visitors. Wauer takes readers on "walks" through each park's most popular and accessible places, where he explains the identification and behavior of the birds that visitors are most likely to see. He closes each account with a review of the park's bird life and a list of key species. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate many of the birds.

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University of Texas Press

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0292785437

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9780292785434

Natural Inclinations

One Man’S Adventures in the Natural World

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Natural Inclinations

One Man’S Adventures in the Natural World

By: Roland H. Wauer

Born in the Virgin Islands, educated in New York, Greg was an adventurer who took every opportunity available to travel the world. He joined several expeditions to such distant places as Panama, Easter Island, Galapagos, and the Marquesas Islands. In each place he visited, he found unusual wildlife and friendships.

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1543458017

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The American Kestrel

Falcon of Many Names

By: Roland H. Wauer

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The American Kestrel

Falcon of Many Names

By: Roland H. Wauer

Using scientific research and easily understood interpretations, Roland H. Wauer covers many topics, such as the falcon's keen eye sight; its amazing migration patterns; its eating habits; and its hunting styles. At the heart of the book is a complete natural history including courtship routines. Foreword by William S. Clark.

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Big Earth Publishing

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1555663532

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Ruins to Ruins

From the Mayan Jungle to the Aztec Metropolis

By: Roland Wauer

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Ruins to Ruins

From the Mayan Jungle to the Aztec Metropolis

By: Roland Wauer

The subtitle to Ruins to Ruins, From the Mayan Jungle to the Aztec Metropolis, defines the extent of the sites visited by Robert, a young naturalist, and Johnathan, a budding archeologist. A third subtitle might be Finding Wildlife at the Ancient Ruins. Examples include army ants and howler monkeys at Chichén Itza, orange-breasted falcon at Tikal, and king vulture at Yaxchilan. Their journey took them to numerous significant ruins, from Chichén Itza to Uxmal, Mayapan, Coba and Tulum, Calakmul, Tikal, Bonampak, Palenque, Monte Alban, Quiahiztlan, and Tenochtitlan. Along their route, they visited Catemaco and the Sierra de Tuxtla, climbed Popocatepetl, joined a marriage ceremony at Tula, and visited the amazing National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. They also encountered many folks along the way: Senior Aguilar and family at Valladolid; Maya, a Mexico historian at Tula de Allende; and Katrina, who becomes their guide to Tenochtitlan. At Tikal, Robert met Carol, the love of his life and who eventually became his wife.

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1796019402

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For All Seasons

A Big Bend Journal

By: Roland H. Wauer

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A Big Bend Journal

By: Roland H. Wauer

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0292785631

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Finding Mexican Butterflies

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Finding Mexican Butterflies

By: Roland H. Wauer

His butterfly adventures included almost all of Mexico, from the border with Texas and Arizona to the Yucatan Peninsula. In Finding Mexican Butterflies, he brings the reader on his personal travels in pursuit of butterflies. He includes 12 trips, traveling into some of Mexico’s most isolated, wild, and beautiful locations. Also on each trip, he photographed many of Mexico’s unique habitats and all the butterflies encountered. 132 butterfly photos are included in Finding Mexican Butterflies, many of which have never before been published in such an adventure story.

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1669843041

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Natural Inclinations

One Man’S Adventures in the Natural World

By: Roland H. Wauer

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One Man’S Adventures in the Natural World

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Birds of the Northwestern National Parks

A Birder's Perspective

By: Roland H. Wauer

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A Birder's Perspective

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Birding the Southwestern National Parks

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Birding the Southwestern National Parks

By: Roland H. Wauer

At the end of the twentieth century roughly 265 million people visited the 374 sites in the American National Park System. These places, designated and protected because of their significance to our nation’s historical and natural heritage, contain some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States—landscapes that naturally lend themselves to outdoor recreation. In this book, veteran parks interpreter Ro Wauer introduces the pleasures of birding in the national parks of the American Southwest. From California to Texas, from hugely popular destinations such as Arizona’s Grand Canyon to the mostly undiscovered shores of Amistad National Recreation Area, Wauer visits seventeen sites and gives us his advice on what birds to expect to see and where and how to find them. Written by a birder for birders, this book introduces readers to some of the best birding north of the Mexican border, as well as some of the most impressive scenery anywhere. Wauer takes readers on a personal tour, pointing out where to go to see a vast array of each park’s bird life: Le Conte’s Thrashers in Death Valley, Clark’s and Western Grebes at Lake Mead, Phainopeplas at Organ Pipe Cactus, Lucy’s Warblers at Saguaro, Peregrine Falcons in Grand Canyon, Cave Swallows at Carlsbad Caverns, Magnificent Hummingbirds at Guadalupe Mountains, and Colima Warblers in Big Bend. Birding the Southwestern National Parks is written for anyone visiting, planning to visit, or dreaming of visiting the Southwestern national parks. The Southwestern Parks: Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada Joshua Tree National Park, California Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and Arizona Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Sunset Crater Volcano, Wupatki, and Walnut Canyon National Monuments, Arizona Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona Tonto National Monument, Arizona Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona Saguaro National Park, Arizona Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, New Mexico and Texas White Sands National Monument, New Mexico Big Bend National Park, Texas Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas

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Texas A&M University Press

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1585442879

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Heralds of Spring in Texas

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Naturally . . . South Texas

Nature Notes from the Coastal Bend

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Nature Notes from the Coastal Bend

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The American Robin

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Feathers and Scales

Writings About Birds and Butterflies

By: Roland H. Wauer

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Feathers and Scales

Writings About Birds and Butterflies

By: Roland H. Wauer

The author retired from the National Park Service after a 32-year career as a park ranger, biologist, and administrator. He worked in seven national parks: Crater Lake, Death Valley, Pinnacles, Zion, Big Bend, Great Smoky Mountains, and the Virgin Islands. He also served as Southwest Region Chief Scientist in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and as Chief of Resource Management and Chief Scientist for the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. Since retirement, he has authored 31 books on the National Parks and wildlife, and two novels: Natural Inclinations, One Man’s Adventures in the Natural World, and Ruins to Ruins, From the Mayan Jungle to the Aztec Metropolis. Ro lives in Bryan, Texas.

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1669811751

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A Field Guide to Birds of the Big Bend

By: Roland Wauer

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A Field Guide to Birds of the Big Bend

By: Roland Wauer

This field guide offers information on the 450 bird species of the Big Bend, including behavior notes, status reports, statistics, records, and much more.

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