In Memoriam

Ross Saunders
1938-2005

The names at left are some of the birds that have been sighted on the farm in Houston County. They are
listed here because they have been photographed. There are many more waiting
to be added.

Assuming correct identifications, there are now 110+ species documented for this location. The 100th bird was a Black-Shouldered Kite.
The most recent was a Snowy Egret.

Occasionally, a newer (better?) photo will be substituted for an older. And an identification may be changed or rescinded. In looking back through previous photographs, a missed bird may be found, and the total increased. In that way, the most recent is a Swamp Sparrow.

The identifications were made using

John L. Tveten's The Birds of Texas. Fredericksburg, TX: Shearer Publishing, Inc.
Fred J. Alsop, III's Birds of Texas (Smithsonian Handbooks). New York: DK Publishing, Inc.
Kenn Kaufman's Birds of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
David Allen Sibley's The Sibley Guide to Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
&
Mark W. Lockwood & Brush Freeman's The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press.