A Birder's Guide to the Rio Grande Valley

Weaving and etching its way from the snowmelt of southern Colorado, the Rio Grande winds through the mountains and deserts of the Southwest bringing life to an arid land before reaching the gulf of Mexico. No matter how inhospitable the climate west of the Pecos River might appear to humans, many bird species have adapted to it—birders seeking these hardy species find ways of coping as well.

A Birder's Guide to the Rio Grande Valley is designed to help you locate not only the specialty birds of the Rio Grande Valley—those not occurring elsewhere in North America—but also to find the more common birds of the region.