These trips are often mentioned at the end of the rare bird alert messages. Fees and reservations are sometimes required. All requests for checklists and other publications preferred in writing. Permanent exhibits include Texas Birds of Prey and Texas Wetlands Exhibit. There are book stores and specialty shops in most larger cities that offer a variety of birding books, field guides, and accessories.
ABA offers binoculars, spotting scopes, tripods and outdoor accessories.
Extensive collection of current books on birds, bird finding in the U.S. and worldwide, checklists of birds U.S. and worldwide, videotapes, CD s and cassettes of bird vocalizations, etc. A sales catalog is published twice yearly. Winging It , a monthly newsletter, and a yearly membership listing.