Bird Question: Bats Or Birds?

OCTOBER 12, 2011: I sat at the traffic light at I-35 and Highway 79 in Round Rock at 7 PM tonight and saw bands and bands and bands of flying…

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Bird Question: Unusually Abundant Robins

OCTOBER 20, 2011: A friend of mine who lives in Lakeway reports that there are loads of robins at her feeder. What’s up? We usually see 1 or 2…

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Bird Question: Water in the Environment

OCTOBER 26, 2011: I am a student at Austin Community College. This semester for a principles of microeconomics class I have the opportunity to select an issue within the sphere…

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Bird Question: Yellow Bird at Thistle Feeder

DECEMBER 10, 2011: I live in Georgetown. There is a finch/sparrow size bird at my thistle feeder: all black back, wings and head with yellow breast and belly (no stripes)–…

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Bird Question: Hummingbirds in Winter

DECEMBER 11, 2011: We always have several hummingbird feeders each season. This year after I took down our feeders, we saw a visitor in late November. It was enjoying my…

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Bird Question: Recommended Field Guide

JANUARY 5, 2012: I just moved to travis heights from out of town and was wondering if you could recommend a bird guide I can use to identify all the…

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