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Bird of the Week – Barred Owl
Image courtesy of Alabama Ag Extension By Abby West Owls have captured the imagination of humans for thousands of years, apparently striking fear, or at…
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Bird of the Week: Loggerhead Shrike
Written and composed by Lindsey Hernandez Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Walking through a forest alone, you might see a clump of fur or feathers on a branch. Upon closer inspection, you identify…
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Woodpecker Stories
By Jaya Ramanathan Winter is here, and we welcome migrant birds, trickling in from colder north. We also bid adieu to Monarchs that prefer warmer weather, south of us. While…
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December Bird Forecast: What to watch for in December: Ducks
Lots of ducks of fifteen regularly occurring species are arriving to spend the winter here. If you need to walk off a holiday meal this…
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Bird of the Week: Spotted Towhee
Photo by Gregory Vinyard Written by Abby West Hiking around with my family at Enchanted Rock last January, we were all startled by a sudden flurry of leaf litter that…
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Bird of the Week: Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Crowned moth-eater Winter weather here in Central Texas brings unpredictable weather, predictable allergies and splashes of yellow in the trees. The Yellow-rumped Warblers, still known to some by…
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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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