Hummingbird Book: We'll open the book on the 
hummingbirds of Texas. That's coming up on 
Passport To Texas.


Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife. 


With the recent sighting of a rare white-eared hummingbird 
near Lubbock, an increasing number of Texans are on the 
lookout for the tiny species in their neighborhoods. 
Thanks to a joint effort between Texas Parks and Wildlife 
and Texas A&M Press it's now easier to discover which 
birds call the area home, with the book, Hummingbirds 
of Texas.


"Lots of color photographs of hummingbirds, lots of color 
drawings of hummingbirds. All 18 species that have 
been found in Texas. There's information on hummingbird 
gardens, and hummingbird events across the state..." 


Mark Klym is the co-author of the book, along with Parks 
and Wildlife ornithologist Cliff Shackleford and Madge 
Lindsay, the executive director of Audubon Mississippi, 
and the founder of the all-volunteer Texas Hummingbird 
Round-up. 


"Through volunteers and individuals we learn more and 
more about these birds."


Volunteers in the Round-up monitor the birds to learn 
more about their range and feeding habits. And since 
it's a statewide program, several sets of eyes are 
needed to make it successful.


"I really can use volunteers from the Panhandle, West 
Texas, but we can use volunteers from anywhere." 


To learn more about the new book and the Hummingbird 
Round-up, come to passporttotexas.org. For Texas 
Parks and Wildlife, I'm Cecilia Nasti.