8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Join us for a free Friday morning bird walk during Birdathon!

Number one on eBird’s list of 100 Hot Spots in Travis County is Hornsby Bend, with 349 species. The 1200-acre location in southeast Austin is home to Austin Water and the Biosolids Management Plant (wastewater treatment). Hornsby Bend is known for its biodiversity, attracting different birds throughout the year. Birding areas available to the public include ponds, wooded areas, agricultural fields, abandoned pasture, and 3.5 miles of Colorado River bottom. Birds can also often be spotted in the composting pads and digesters for the wastewater treatment and there are feeders and bird houses around the Center for Environmental Research building.

Please direct any questions about this walk to caley@travisaudubon.org.

REGISTER HERE

The email used to register for this walk will be used to communicate any changes or cancellations due to weather or other factors. Please ALWAYS check your email inbox on the morning of the walk, prior to leaving your home, in case of last-minute changes in the trip plan. Please also check to be sure our emails do not land in your spam folder. When in doubt, please call or email your trip leader. We encourage participants to put the leader’s email address in their safe sender list. Their contact information is included in this trip description.