An inventory of upper Texas coast woodlots, valuable migratory bird habitat.

The few scattered woodlots on the upper Texas coast provide vital stopover habitat for both trans- and circum-Gulf of Mexico migrating birds. Twenty-seven woodlots occur in this area, with concentrations at Sabine Pass, High Island, and the Colorado River delta. Seven vegetative associations were identified with oak motte and hackberry motte being the most important. There were no detectable changes in the size of any woodlots from 1980 to 1986. Management recommendations for Texas coastal woodlots are presented.