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  Bird of the Week: Killdeer

  August 16, 2018

  For many landlocked birders, the Killdeer is the only shorebird they are likely to see at home. Their name comes from the loud and insistent cry they give when startled, which formerly earned them the names “chattering plover” and “noisy plover.” These small, active plovers are built for wading but

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  Wanted: Copies of Audubon Magazine’s Summer Issue

  August 14, 2018

  Travis Audubon Master Birder Sarah Fekete is accepting donations of the summer issue of Audubon Magazine, which features the 2018 Audubon Photography Awards with a photo of Cobalt-winged Parakeets on the cover and in the centerfold. The photo, which won the youth category award in the annual Audubon photo contest, was taken

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