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Notes from Chaetura Canyon – June 2024
June brought an end to the mild temperatures, and we climbed over 100 degrees on eleven days. Still, there were a few cloudy and relatively cool days when we…
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Bird-Safe Buildings Gain Momentum
By David Mintz Travis Audubon’s efforts to encourage more bird-safe buildings in Austin have been gaining attention from city officials. On August 6, TAS consultant…
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Bird of the Week: Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus By Rajiv Jauhari Featured Photo by Jim Akers/Audubon Photography Awards, downloaded from audubon.netx.net If you happen to be hiking in a region of California that has oak trees, see…
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Bird of the Week: Broad-winged Hawk
Featured Image: A painting of Broad-winged Hawks, Buteo platypterus, by John James Audubon. By Eliana Patt Given our position in the midst of the North American Central Flyway, it should come…
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2024 Victor Emanuel Conservation Award Celebration Honoring Virginia Rose
The Board of Directors of Travis Audubon is honored to announce that the 2024 Victor Emanuel Conservation Award Hero is former Travis Audubon Board Member, Virginia Rose. Virginia Rose, a…
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The Spring Splendor
By Jaya Ramanathan June 2024 Earlier this spring, I mused that I could not wait for the fresh beginnings of spring to…
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June Monthly Bird Forecast
By Jane Tillman for KXAN What to watch for in June: Breeding Birds While you may get to sit back and enjoy…
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Bird of the Week: Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Content and photos by James Giroux Becoming a birder opens your eyes to a new world of color and bird species that were always right under your nose….
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Greg Lasley 2024 Photography Contest Winners Revealed
Thank you to everyone who submitted their work this year’s Greg Lasley Photography Contest! We received over 160 photos – and our judges Nora Chovanec (Travis Audubon Design Director) and…
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May Notes from Chaetura Canyon
By Paul and Georgean Kyle Sanctuary Stewards We had our hands full in May with finishing the rebuilding of the accessibility ramp, re-painting and generally sprucing up the residence and the…
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Bird of the Week: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
By Abby West Feature photo by Tibor Nagy Flashes of red and green whiz by our back patio and my kids run out shrieking, “the hummers are back!” The arrival of…
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Bird of the Week: Wilson’s Phalarope
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Compiled and written by Lindsey Hernandez Photo by Tony Williams A slender, energetic shorebird, Wilson’s Phalarope can be seen through most of Texas during their spring and summer migration…
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Birdathon 2024 Winners
Featured photo by Joyce Bertolacini from the BL Browing Ranch Birdathon Thank you for participating in Birdathon 2024! With your help, we have raised nearly $50,000 to support our programming…
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Bird of the Week: Swallow-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus By Rajiv Jauhari Featured Photo by Donald Wuori/Audubon Photography Awards, downloaded from audubon.netx.net While many raptor species are hard to identify in flight, the Swallow-tailed Kite is not among…
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Bird of the Week: Northern Bobwhite
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Content and Photos by Eliana Patt There are a number of birds that a Texas birder might call iconic, but in my opinion, the Northern Bobwhite numbers among…
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