Written: 01/12/2010 21:49 by: treece4 View

Latin: Bucephala albeola Average length: M 15", F 13" Average weight: M 1.1 lbs., F 0.7 lbs. Description: Males: Male buffleheads have a large white patch across the back of the head that extends from cheek to cheek, forming a bushy crest. The remainder of the head is blackish wi...

Written: 01/12/2010 21:41 by: treece4 View

Latin: Branta canadensis Average length: M 25-45 inches Average weight: M 3-13 lbs., F 3-11 lbs. Description : Both sexes of Canada geese have a black head and neck except for broad white cheek patches extending from the throat to the rear of the eye. The female of a breeding pair is o...

Written: 01/12/2010 21:38 by: treece4 View

  Latin: Anser albifrons Average length: M 29", F 27" Average weight: M 6.2 lbs., F 5.5 lbs. Description: The white-fronted goose is named for the distinctive white band found at the base of bill. The sexes are similar in appearance, but males typically are larger. The head, neck, an...

Written: 01/12/2010 21:29 by: treece4 View

Latin: Chen rossii Average length: M 25", F 23" Average weight: M 4.0 lbs., F 3.6 lbs. Description: Ross' geese are the smallest of the three varieties of white geese that breed in North America. The Ross' goose is a small white goose with black primary feathers. The bill is a deep ...

Written: 01/12/2010 21:22 by: treece4 View

Latin: Dendrocygna bicolor Average length: M 18", F 17.3" Average weight: M 1.72 lbs., F 1.49 lbs. Descriptions: Adult fulvous whistling ducks of both sexes have a rufous-brown crown and upper nape becoming blackish down the center of the hindneck. The sides of the head, neck, chest...

Written: 01/12/2010 21:04 by: treece4 View

  Latin: Dendrocygna autumnalis Average length: M 19.4", F 19" Average weight: M 1.80 lbs., F 1.85 lbs. Description: Male and female black-bellied whistling ducks are similar in size and color. In general, black-bellied whistling ducks are long-legged, long-necked and the most er...

Written: 12/11/2009 09:53 by: treece4 View

 The Whitetail Map Guide is an interactive map utility that shows whitetail deer populations by county. The map also features a 3D topographic background and contains a database with the names and locations of thousands of topographic and man made features.

Written: 10/31/2009 23:31 by: treece4 View

By Billy Pat Mckinney INTRODUCTION The mountain lion (Puma concolor), also known as cougar, puma and panther, has been an integral part of the Texas fauna for thousands of years, as evidenced by the paintings and pictographs of Native Americans (see left) and the fossil record. Lions were once...