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Commons Ford Update: February 2013
Here is the latest on the Commons Ford Prairie Restoration Project: 1. Prairie Bird Surveys. We have completed prairie bird surveys for winter 2012/13. Surveys are…
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Claude’s River Survey: February 2, 2013
Location: Big Weberville to Howard Lane, Bastrop, US-TX Observation date: February 2, 2013 Number of species: 47 (+ 2 other taxa) EPISODE 81: A Mid-winters Dream Whenever you can kayak and bird in…
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Claude’s River Survey: January 5, 2013
Location: Webberville – Big Webberville Park, Travis County, US-TX Observation date: January 5, 2013 Number of species: 58 (+ 1 other taxa) EPISODE 80: Small Mammal Day I love it when the leaves…
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Claude’s River Survey: December 1, 2012
Location: Austin Colony – Webberville, Travis County, US-TX Observation date: 12/1/2012 Number of species: 37 (+ 1 other taxa) EPISODE 79: Autumn Colors I really like this time of year when the…
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Claude’s River Survey: November 3, 2012
Location: 183-Hornsby, Travis County, US-TX Observation date: 11/3/2012 Number of species: 45 (+ 1 other taxa) EPISODE 78: Four Boats on the Water With the changes in the Highland Lakes Management Plan last…
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Commons Ford Update: October 2012
Many exciting activities and plans in connection with the Commons Ford Prairie Restoration Project: 1. CoFo Meeting and Mixer/New Committees. We had a great turnout on September…
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Claude’s River Survey: October 6, 2012
Location: Tarcoola to Fisherman’s Park, Bastrop, US-TX Observation date: 10/6/2012 Number of species: 34 (+ 2 other taxa) EPISODE 77: Colorado River Hawk Watch Today we were fortunate to get a front row…
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Claude’s River Survey: September 1, 2012
Location: Utley (969) Bridge to Tarcoola, Bastrop, US-TX Observation date: 9/1/2012 Number of species: 46 (+ 1 other taxa) EPISODE 76: Tricolored Herons I have heard it said you should be careful what…
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Purple Martins and Chimney Swifts in Austin
by Shelia Hargis Purple Martins Galore If you think summer isn’t a good time to go birding in Texas, please reconsider. Yes, it is very hot, but the birding can be…
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Claude’s River Survey: August 4, 2012
Location: Howard Lane to Utley (969) Bridge, Bastrop, US-TX Observation date: 8/4/2012 Number of species: 38 (+ 3 other taxa) EPISODE 75: Dog Days of Summer I do not remember if we have…
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Commons Ford Update: July 2012 Part 2
Hello again, Although we just sent our summer update, we wanted to follow up with some additional exciting information: 1. Photo Database. We have a new Flickr page for the Commons…
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Commons Ford Update: July 2012
Hello friends, Much happening at Commons Ford since our last update: 1. General Prairie Status. Since planting at the end of February (followed by a decent amount of rain), we are…
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Claude’s River Survey: July 7, 2012
Location: Big Webberville to Howard Lane, Bastrop, US-TX Observation date: 7/7/2012 Number of species: 34 (+ 2 other taxa) EPISODE 74: Aerial Warfare That is pretty much what it looks like when you…
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Article: A Day in Texas Woods – Tallichet Redux
by Chuck Sexton First draft, 7 May 2012; edited 5 June 2012. (Ed. Note: Click any image to view a larger version.) [caption id=”attachment_4420″ align=”alignleft” width=”150″ caption=”Fig. 1…
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Claude’s River Survey: June 2, 2012
Location: Big Weberville Park, Travis County, US-TX Observation date: 6/2/2012 Number of species: 33 EPISODE 73: The Cicadas From the time we got on the river to the time we got off we…
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