Jennifer L. Bristol is a bird guide and the executive director of the Victor Emanuel Young Naturalist Scholarship Fund. She is the author of Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas and contributor to Texas State Parks: The First One Hundred Years, 1923–2023. A former park ranger and executive director of Texas Children in Nature Network, she continues to serve on the Environmental Commission for the City of Austin, where she resides.

“If you are new to birding, or to birding in Texas, Parking Lot Birding offers a terrific road map for enjoying some of the state’s most abundant and accessible avian hotspots. Novice and expert birders alike will find it a quick and delightful read and resource.”—Carter Smith, executive director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department“From the deserts of the Big Bend to the swamps of the Big Thicket, Jennifer Bristol’s engaging new guide, Parking Lot Birding, represents a priceless resource for beginning birders and experts alike. Bristol surveyed dozens of state parks, settling ponds, and urban oases to help birdbrained travelers find their feathered friends.”—Dan Oko, writer-at-large, Texas Monthly, Audubon, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and more“Whether you fall in the category of a casual birder, devoted birder, or birder in-between, Parking Lot Birding is a refreshing and easy-to-read guide. So, wherever you are, take it from Bristol’s guide and skip the frustration. The bird you’re looking for is probably in the parking lot.”—Birding

Jennifer L. Bristol is a bird guide and the executive director of the Victor Emanuel Young Naturalist Scholarship Fund. She is the author of Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas and contributor to Texas State Parks: The First One Hundred Years, 1923–2023. A former park ranger and executive director of Texas Children in Nature Network, she continues to serve on the Environmental Commission for the City of Austin, where she resides.

“If you are new to birding, or to birding in Texas, Parking Lot Birding offers a terrific road map for enjoying some of the state’s most abundant and accessible avian hotspots. Novice and expert birders alike will find it a quick and delightful read and resource.”—Carter Smith, executive director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department“From the deserts of the Big Bend to the swamps of the Big Thicket, Jennifer Bristol’s engaging new guide, Parking Lot Birding, represents a priceless resource for beginning birders and experts alike. Bristol surveyed dozens of state parks, settling ponds, and urban oases to help birdbrained travelers find their feathered friends.”—Dan Oko, writer-at-large, Texas Monthly, Audubon, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and more“Whether you fall in the category of a casual birder, devoted birder, or birder in-between, Parking Lot Birding is a refreshing and easy-to-read guide. So, wherever you are, take it from Bristol’s guide and skip the frustration. The bird you’re looking for is probably in the parking lot.”—Birding

Jennifer L. Bristol is a bird guide and the executive director of the Victor Emanuel Young Naturalist Scholarship Fund. She is the author of Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas and contributor to Texas State Parks: The First One Hundred Years, 1923–2023. A former park ranger and executive director of Texas Children in Nature Network, she continues to serve on the Environmental Commission for the City of Austin, where she resides.

“If you are new to birding, or to birding in Texas, Parking Lot Birding offers a terrific road map for enjoying some of the state’s most abundant and accessible avian hotspots. Novice and expert birders alike will find it a quick and delightful read and resource.”—Carter Smith, executive director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department“From the deserts of the Big Bend to the swamps of the Big Thicket, Jennifer Bristol’s engaging new guide, Parking Lot Birding, represents a priceless resource for beginning birders and experts alike. Bristol surveyed dozens of state parks, settling ponds, and urban oases to help birdbrained travelers find their feathered friends.”—Dan Oko, writer-at-large, Texas Monthly, Audubon, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and more“Whether you fall in the category of a casual birder, devoted birder, or birder in-between, Parking Lot Birding is a refreshing and easy-to-read guide. So, wherever you are, take it from Bristol’s guide and skip the frustration. The bird you’re looking for is probably in the parking lot.”—Birding