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The Early Spring Medley
Content and photos by Jaya Ramanathan Winter led us to the fresh beginnings of spring, a perfect time to spot a variety of birds – all-year residents, lingering winter visitors, summer arrivals, and ones recharging during migration. Parks with varied habitats for birds, showcase this spectacle. Female Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Watch Volunteer Lily Testify Against Ashe Juniper Bill in the House Committee on April 24
Here’s a clip of one of our members, Lily Rerecich, giving a spirited defense of the Ashe Juniper tree. Many people testified Thursday in the Land and Resource Management Committee against Representative Troxclair’s House Bill 3798 to exempt Ashe Junipers (aka “Cedars”) from municipal ordinances regulating their removal. The Ashe Juniper
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Bird of the Week: Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Compiled by Lisa S. Graham. If you’ve ever heard a bird screaming in a western, chances are it was the call of the Red-tailed Hawk – even if the bird shown is another raptor entirely. Their raspy scream is just what you’d imagine that a bird
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Bird of the Week: Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) Content and photos by James Giroux It’s spring in Central Texas! And as the wave of new spring flowers and leaves makes its way north, it also brings a wave of spring bird migrants. And, if you are like most birders, your favorite group of migrants
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"Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today..." -Ernest Hemingway
