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October Bird Forecast: Absent Birds, Departures and Arrivals
Where Have All The Birds Gone? Lure Them Back with Native Plants October can be a slow month for bird watchers. Many of our summering birds have flown south for…
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September Bird Forecast: A River of Birds
Hawks, falcons, kites, shorebirds, hummingbirds, orioles, and warblers are some of the birds flying south in September. Since Texas is on the central flyway we see a remarkable diversity…
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August Bird Forecast: Migration Heats Up
You would never know it by the weather, but the shortening day length tells shorebirds that winter is on its way. Birds such as the Spotted Sandpiper, which may…
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July Bird Forecast
What to watch for in July: Purple Martin Parties and Chimney Swifts Roosting Purple Martins Purple Martins in Flight by…
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June Bird Forecast: Breeding Birds
After all the excitement of migration which continued late into May, it is time to catch up on house and yard work and witness fledgling birds all around you. Perhaps…
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May Bird Forecast: New Arrivals & More Birds Heading North
Fledglings Take Flight If you hear begging sounds or strange chip notes coming from your shrubs and trees take a closer look. In May all those newly fledged birds like…
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April Bird Forecast: Migrating Birds and Birders
In April, it is not unusual for enthusiastic birders to develop birding fever that affects their professional and personal lives. You might find your binocular-toting friends breaking long-standing plans…
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March Bird Forecast: The Changing of the Guard
As winter turns to spring the numbers of wintering ducks like Bufflehead and Northern Pintail taper off, Sandhill Cranes call as they fly high overhead towards their staging grounds…
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February Bird Forecast: Songs, Valentine Cardinals, and a Colorful Warbler
Early Sounds of Spring By now you probably know that some high-achieving Purple Martin adult males begin arriving in Austin in early February, back from their wintering grounds in South…
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December Bird Forecast: American Woodcock, Harris’s Sparrow and Lots of Birdwatchers
Elusive American Woodcocks Showing Up Have you ever been on a winter walk in a deciduous woods when a bird bursts out from almost underfoot? After you recover from your…
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November Bird Forecast: Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mergansers and Turkeys
Invasion of the Nuthatches October reports of Red-breasted Nuthatches have birdwatchers predicting an irruption year for this northern species. Red-breasted Nuthatches are a familiar year-round bird to people who live…
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