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November Bird Forecast: Do owls live in Austin?
Fall migration continues. Check BirdCast to see what birds are forecast to be migrating tonight. Help them along the way by participating in
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Bird of the Week – Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Photo by Kenneth Cole Schneider By Abby West We’ve camped at Enchanted Rock at least once every year for the past ten years. Except this time, I’d been paying attention…
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Our Visit With Betty Hendrix
By Frances Cerbins Betty Hendrix is a long time Travis Audubon member and past president of the board. Her tenure shepherded the acquisition of Blair Woods in 1985. Not only…
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Bird of the Week: European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Every European Starling in North America is descended from one of 100 birds released in Central Park in the early 1890s. Shakespearian enthusiasts of the day also released House…
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Bird of the Week: House Wren
House Wren Troglodytes aedon The tiny brown bird, with its checkered brown and…
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The Fall Rhapsody
The Fall Rhapsody By Jaya Ramanathan Fall is finally here after a summer that seemed endless. Before I got into birding, every Fall, I…
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Bird of the Week: Downy Woodpecker
Photo by Evan Lipton Downy woodpeckers can be found here in Central Texas year-round. Downy woodpeckers are common in any woods, especially…
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October Bird Forecast
What to watch for in October: Crowd-pleasing Woodpeckers Fall migration continues. Check BirdCast to see what birds are forecast to be migrating tonight. Help them along their way…
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Bird of the Week: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Written and compiled by Lindsey Hernandez Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife, All About Birds, Travis Audubon Society, American Bird Conservancy, Ovid’s Metamorphoses A common woodpecker on the smaller side,…
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Gardening for the Night Dwellers
While you may know about pollinator gardens and how they provide resources for our butterflies and bees you may be unfamiliar with moon gardens – gardens that…
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Book Review: “The Search for King” by Thomas Smith
The Search for King by Thomas Smith is a birding book for all ages. The story follows the birds from the bird…
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Bird of the Week: Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Painting 1916 Robert Bruce Horsfall. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) The Yellow-billed Cuckoo arrives in the Texas hill country in late spring and leaves in mid-September when they migrate to…
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September Bird Forecast
What to watch for in September – It’s Transition Season Migration is in full swing, and September brings the departure of several species that spent their summers in the US…
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Bird of the Week: Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Cardinals are one of the most popular birds in North America, and many people confess that the Cardinal is the bird that got them started…
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Reflections on an Endless Summer
Yellow-breasted Chat on American beautyberry By Jaya Ramanathan. Summer has been relentless, with 100+F temperatures, and heat persisting until late evening. So I was delighted to spot early fall…
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