These recommendations are not meant to be all-inclusive, but they have been found to be useful by members of the Mid-Coast Chapter. Links to Amazon.com are meant as a convenient method for getting more information, rather than necessarily as purchase recommendations.
Amphibians and Reptiles
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas : With Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps (W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series, No. 8. by James Ray Dixon
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Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition by George R. Zug, et al
Birds
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The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley
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Field Guide to the Birds of Texas and Adjacent State (Peterson Field Guide Series, 13) by Roger Tory Peterson
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A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors (A Volume in the AP Natural World Series) by Brian K. Wheeler, et al
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Jon L. Dunn
Butterflies & Insects
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Butterflies Through Binoculars : The West : A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western North America (Butterflies and Others Through Binoculars field -- by Jeffrey Glassberg
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A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects (Gulf's Field Guide Series,) by Bastiaan M., Ph.D. Drees, John, Ph.D. Jackman
Native Plants
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Trees, Shrubs, & Cacti of South Texas by James H. Everitt, D. Lynn Drawe
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Wildflowers of Texas by Geyata Ajilvsgi
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Field Guide to the Broad-Leaved Herbaceous Plants of South Texas : Used by Livestock and Wildlife by Dale Lynn Drawe, et al
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The Garden Book for Corpus Christi and South Texas published by the Corpus Christi Area Garden Council, Inc. (available at local plant nurseries)
Shells & Sea Life
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A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies by R. Tucker Abbott, Percy A. Morris
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Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life : Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama by Nick Fotheringham, Susan L. Brunenmeister