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Books, Apps, and Web Resources

This page is under development. Check back occasionally for new additions.

Books

List (pdf) of chapter members’ favorite nature-related books.

Apps

Apps can be downloaded from Google Play for Android devices and from the App Store for iOS devices.

  • iNaturalist (citizen science, observations)
  • eBird (explore birds, share sightings)
  • Sibley Guide to Birds
  • Merlin Bird ID
  • BirdNET (identify bird calls and songs)
  • iTrack Wildlife (track and scat identification)

Web Resources

  • All About Birds – Cornell Lab – birds and bird watching
  • BirdCast – live bird migration maps
  • Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)
  • eBird – Explore birds and hotspots, share sightings, track bird lists (app available, see list above)
  • iNaturalist – Citizen science and observations (app available, see list above)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Lights Out Texas – Information about how lighting affects bird migration and what communities and individuals can do (Also see Audubon Lights Out page)
  • Texas Birds: Introducing Texans to Common Birds — Texas Parks and Wildlife online pdf
  • Texas Geology – interactive geologic map of Texas
  • Texas Water Development Board
  • Texas Water Development Board Groundwater Division
  • USGS Science for a Changing World – Earth science, bioscience, citizen science, educational resources
  • Web Soil Survey — U.S. Department of Agriculture interactive soil maps

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