Reply #37: Yes, you are lucky to live in an area were at least some birds

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have managed to reside. I too have some birds but there should be way way more than there are.

When I was young, you couldn't go a summer day without hearing this guy:



The Bob White. And that's how he sounded too. Bob Whiiite! Bob Whiiite!

According the the NAS, they have declined by 82% in 40 years. That means that this particular species will be extinct, GONE!, in less than 20 years.

More: http://www.audubon.org/bird/stateofthebirds/CBID/profile.php?id=1

Also, just for good measure:

Texas Accepted Bird Species:
http://members.tripod.com/~tbrc/statelst.htm
Notice the extensive lack of image links for most of these species. Are they just wily or are they hard to find or are all the photogs too busy chasing Britney, Paris and Lindsay around?