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  • Travis Audubon Welcomes Abeera Amer as Advocacy Intern

    Travis Audubon welcomes Abeera Amer as our Advocacy Intern! Abeera is an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, where she studies Health & Society and is a member of the Plan II Honors Program and is currently in her junior year. Her academic interests center on the

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  • Bird of the Week: Northern Bobwhite

    Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Compiled by Niyati Acharya   The Northern Bobwhite is a medium-sized stocky quail, with a short beak, tail, and neck. A ground-dwelling bird, the Northern Bobwhite is rarely seen in flight, but its wings can be admired during courtship displays, when the males fan out their

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  • Bird of the Week: American Barn Owl

    American Barn Owl Tyto furcata Compiled by Lisa S. Graham.    Few birds capture the mystery of the night quite like the American Barn Owl. Ghostly pale and almost silent in flight, this nocturnal hunter drifts over grasslands, pastures, marshes, and agricultural fields under the cover of darkness. With its

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  • Bird of the Week: Least Bittern

    Least Bittern Botaurus exilis Content and photos by James Giroux   Although fairly common, the Least Bittern is not always easy to find. Like its cousin, the American Bittern, the Least is well camouflaged, and usually remains motionless when being watched. This can make it very difficult to spot among

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