This week, we celebrated the newly-appointed Master Birders with a happy hour at Blair Woods. The weather was perfect and the birds were chirping, so we enjoyed a big sit-style gathering in the parking lot outside the house.

2026 Graduates List
Grace Clark
Jenny Dubin
Miranda Flores
Amanda Garcia
Kendra Harris
LuAnn Howell
Jenny Jensen
Yvonne Karnath
Alec Macaulay
Megan McAllister
Hanne Lehman Nielsen
Ashley Oheim
Tania Peña
Shelly Riley
Sumaya Saati
Sara Schubert
Kim Schultz
Maggie Stenz
Teel Warren
Whitney Wickesberg

Congratulations to the graduates of our 2026 Master Birder Program! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing things y’all will do to inspire conservation through birding throughout Central Texas.

We also honored the graduates of our 2023 Master Birder class who fulfilled their volunteer requirements. These dedicated folks volunteered at least 90 hours over the past three years to Travis Audubon activities, making them fully certified Master Birders.

2023 Certified Master Birders List
David Cook
James Giroux
Pam Hopper
Rajiv Jauhari
Jeremiah Perez
Danette Ray
Dave Read
Chuck Seidel
Brad Smyth
Carol Todzia
Laura Tull
MaryG Zell

Thank you, 2023 Certified Master Birders, for your commitment to Travis Audubon!

2026 Master Birder Graduates

2023 Certified Master Birders (left to right: Brad Smyth, Laura Tull, Chuck Seidel)