[texbirds] TOS Handbook of Texas Birds update
- From: "Mark Lockwood" <Mark.Lockwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 14:18:05 -0500
Brush Freeman and I are in the early stages of updating the TOS Handbook
of Texas Birds. The goal is to have a second edition published in 2014
for a 10-year update. Our intention is to make this a real update and
thus expanding the species accounts and replacing most of the photos.
The second edition will include our take on the status and distribution
of subspecies such as was included in the 1995 TOS Checklist by Sexton,
Lasley and Arnold. The past eight years has brought many changes to the
avifauna of the state. We have seen the ranges of many species creeping
northward (or retreating depending on the bird). We will be trying to
capture those changes as well as correcting errors from the first
edition (Canyon Wren and Field Sparrow come immediately to mind).
The point of this email is to solicit the birding community to comment
on the first edition. Obviously books of this type rely on the input of
birders. We have the good fortune of having the work of the TBRC and
the North American Birds column to help distil that information. But
noting can replace having observers from all areas of the state take a
close look at the book and telling us what we missed. We welcome any
and all comments and corrections and I can assure you that we will be
grateful to have them. Please send any comment or corrections to me at
this email address.
As you may know, the royalties of this book go to support the Texas
Ornithological Society. I look forward to hearing your comments.
Mark
Mark Lockwood
402 E. Harriet Ave.
Alpine, Texas 79830
mark.lockwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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