Birding Resources
| Wimberley Birding Society | For more information, check the “About WBS” information listed on the left. |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife | Main operator. 512 389-4848 |
| Bird Veterinarians | Dr. Sheffield at 512 847-5630 Dr. Jakubowsky at 512 288-2809 Drs. Miller, Brandt and Lusk, all in Austin’s Westgate Tower, 512 892-4463 |
| Bird Rehabilitation | Wildlife Rescue of Austin at 512 472-9453Treatment of injured birds and wildlife |
| Bluebirds | Area expert is Maggie Broyles in Wimberley. 512 847-5135 |
| Purple Martins | Area expert is Hans Mueller in Wimberley. 512 847-9174 |
| Banded Birds | If you find one and need more information, call the Bird Banding Lab at 1-800-327-BAND in Laurel, Maryland. |
| Statewide Rare Bird Tape | 713 369-9673 (to hear rare bird alerts) 281 992-2757 (to report rare birds) |
| Texbirds listserv | Texbirds is an email discussion list (listserve) devoted to birds and birding in Texas. This very active list now has over 2,000 subscribers and is one of the largest birding listserves in the world. |
| Bird Notes Column | To pass on story idea, offer an observation, etc., call Jerry Hall at 512 847-3730, or write to him at trips@wimbirds.org or 750 Cypress Creek Lane, Wimberley, Texas 78676 |
| Birds of Wimberley | Birds of Wimberley is a nicely illustrated section of the VisitWimberley.com website. It contains outstanding photographs of many Wimberley area birds with entertaining articles by Patsy Glenn, former co-president of the Wimberley Birding Society, and Lewis Smith. |
| Travis Audubon Society | www.travisaudubon.org/ PO Box 40787 Austin, Texas 78704 512.300.BIRD (2473) |
| Texas Ornithological Society | www.texasbirds.org/ 6338 N. New Braunfels Ave. PMB # 189 San Antonio, TX 78209 |
| National Birding Organizations | National Audubon Society P.O. Box 52529 Boulder, CO 80322-2529The Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 Arlington, VA 22203-1616Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology P.O. Box 11 Ithaca, NY 15851 American Birding Association American Bird Conservancy |
| General Birding Sites | birdwatching.com Birder home page |
| Texas Birding Sites | Birds and birding in Texas |
| Bat Conservation International website | Lots of information about bats, including complete information and plans for building bat houses |