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November Bird Forecast: Do owls live in Austin?
Fall migration continues. Check BirdCast to see what birds are forecast to be migrating tonight. Help them along the way by participating in Lights Out for Birds through Nov. 30. A number of western species turned up in Austin during October. Possibly due to the prolonged drought even further west, these birds are searching
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Bird of the Week – Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Photo by Kenneth Cole Schneider By Abby West We’ve camped at Enchanted Rock at least once every year for the past ten years. Except this time, I’d been paying attention to birds for the better part of a year and every glimpse of an unfamiliar bird sent me feverishly thumbing
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Our Visit With Betty Hendrix
By Frances Cerbins Betty Hendrix is a long time Travis Audubon member and past president of the board. Her tenure shepherded the acquisition of Blair Woods in 1985. Not only that, she named it Blair Woods! Mark Wilson, Dana Kuykendall and I got to have lunch with Betty this week
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Bird of the Week: European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Every European Starling in North America is descended from one of 100 birds released in Central Park in the early 1890s. Shakespearian enthusiasts of the day also released House Sparrows in a bid to introduce into America all the birds Shakespeare mentioned. Although I have a degree in English
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