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Rare Bird Alert: August 11, 2016
Rarities found this week A GLOSSY IBIS was a great find off Witter Lane SE of Belton, Bell, on 8/7. No recent reports. A Group of eleven WOOD STORKS…
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Claude’s River Survey: August 6, 2016
Utley Bridge (Hwy 969) to Tarcoola, Bastrop, Texas, US August 6, 2016 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 9.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 123: Lots and Lots of Woodpeckers Nature watching has its…
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Summer Reading — Explore Texas
Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide By Mary O. Parker Photographs by Jeff Parker From the desert gardens of Big Bend to hawk watching on the Gulf Coast to caving and…
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Texas Naturalist’s Notes By Bill Reiner
Shady, moist, and relatively cool, the canyons near Austin have long provided a respite from the summer heat for people and wildlife alike. The Colorado River and major streams, such…
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Claude’s River Survey: July 2, 2016
Howard Lane to Utley (969) Bridge, Bastrop, Texas, US July 2, 2016 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 122: Tribal River Customs Our newest Tribal River Custom is the…
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Claude’s River Survey: May 7, 2016
Big Webberville to Howard Lane, Bastrop, Texas, US May 7, 2016 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 120: How Much Wood Could a Wood Duck Duck Apparantly they are…
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Claude’s River Survey: April 2, 2016
Webberville – Big Webberville Park, Travis, Texas, US April 2, 2016 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) EPISODE 119: Wow, Check Out that Flow Rate After years with just a minimal…
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Claude’s River Survey: March 5, 2016
Austin Colony – Webberville, Travis, Texas, US March 5, 2016 9:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 8.0 mile(s) EPISODE 118: Spring Done Sprung Yep, there are flowers popping everywhere, leaves on the trees, warm air, water…
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Claude’s River Survey: February 6, 2016
183-Hornsby, Travis, Texas, US February 6, 2016 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.0 mile(s) EPISODE 117: An Osprey Kind Of Day A general rule of thumb I have noticed is that, in…
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Claude’s River Survey: December 5, 2015
Tarcoola to Fisherman’s Park, Bastrop, Texas, US December 5, 2015 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 115: I know Jack Frost He visited us this morning and helped us…
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Claude’s River Survey: October 3, 2015
Utley Bridge (Hwy 969) to Tarcoola, Bastrop, Texas, US October 3, 2015 9:00 AM – 12:45 PM Protocol: Traveling 9.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 113: Cotton Mouth River In Southeast Travis County there is a…
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Claude’s River Survey: September 5, 2015
Howard Lane to Utley (969) Bridge, Bastrop, Texas, US September 5, 2015 9:15 AM – 2:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 7.0 mile(s) EPISODE 112: A Welcomed Shower Rain showers usually build during the day then…
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Claude’s River Survey: August 1, 2015
Big Webberville to Howard Lane, Bastrop, Texas, US August 1, 2015 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 9.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 111: we Called the Jenny Howard Along Howard Lane and Francis Loop…
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Claude’s River Survey: July 4, 2015
Webberville – Big Webberville Park, Travis, Texas, US July 4, 2015 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 110: Happy Birthday America We did not have any bottle rockets or…
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Claude’s River Survey: June 6, 2015
Austin Colony – Webberville, Travis, Texas, US June 6, 2015 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 9.0 mile(s) Comments: EPISODE 109: The Big Scour Imagine if you will a landscape void of flowers….
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