InAHavenintheSun,naturewriterB.C.RobisonpresentsauniqueportrayalofbirdsoftheTexasCoast.ThroughthestoriesofbirdsthathaveaspecialbondwithcoastalTexas--Attwater’sPrairieChicken,White-tailedHawk,WhoopingCrane,Redhead,andmigratoryshorebirdsandsongbirds--RobisonshowsnotonlytheimportanceoftheTexasCoasttoNorthAmericanbirdlifebutalsotheintimatedependenceofcoastalbirdsonouruseoftheland.Attheheartofthesestoriesliesthenaturallandscapeandanaccountofhowwehavealteredittothebenefitorharmofournativebirds.TheLagunaMadre,thegreatranchesofSouthTexas,themarshesofAransas,thecoastalprairie,andthefamedmigratorysanctuariesofBolivarFlatsandtheoakwoodsofHighIslandhaveallplayedavitalroleinourvibrantcoastalbirdlife.Throughoutthebook,Robisonasksseveralcrucialquestions:HowcantherebeenoughroomforbirdsandpeopleinthecrowdedworldoftheTexasCoast?Willwebeendowedwiththispanoramaofbirdlifetwenty-fiveorfiftyyearsfromnow?Whatcanwedotohelppreservethisrichnaturalheritage?Morestorythanpolemicandmoreconversationthantaxonomy,AHavenintheSunwillappealtoanyonewhocaresaboutbirdlifeanditsfutureontheTexasCoast.
