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Bird of the Week: Eastern Whip-poor-will
Photo credit: Tom Murray, Flickr. Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) Snuggled down in forested ground, the Whip-poor-will blends in perfectly with their surrounding of…
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Bird of the Week: Plain Chachalaca
Photo courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) I admit that part of my attraction to Chachalacas is…
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Bird of the Week: Turkey Vulture
Photo courtesy of South Dakota Turkey Vultures (Facebook). Another name for Turkey vulture is Cathartes Aura- emanating catharsis; purifying breeze. Catharsis: to purify, to purge. Perhaps vultures are…
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Birdathon 2023 Winners
A HUGE thanks to all who participated in and donated to Birdathon this year! You helped us raise over $52,000 – above and beyond our previous record! This has…
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Warblers Play Peekaboo
A Blackburnian Warbler. A recent Cornell Lab of Ornithology newsletter said “A fleeting glimpse of a Warbler flitting among branches is enough to get any birder’s…
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Bird of the Week: Blue Jay
A group of Blue Jays. Courtesy of Suzanne Labbé – Macaulay Library. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Draw a line on the map north and…
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Bird of the Week: Inca Dove
Inca Dove. Photo public domain. Inca dove Columbina inca The cooing of doves permeates most of Texas, particularly in the fall. In…
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Travis Audubon’s Signal Smoke Blog renamed to Murmurations
Earlier this year, our IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) committee was asked why our blog is named Signal Smoke, and wondered if it could be considered cultural appropriation…
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May Bird Forecast
What to watch for in May: Migration Continues! Ground Warblers Warblers are small birds and don’t have much incentive to show themselves during migration. Plus, many are foraging high in the…
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Bird of the Week: Barn Owl
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Silent predators of the night, Barn Owls have an eerie, raspy cry rather than the typical hoot of other owls. They have a ghostly appearance with…
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A Bird’s Eye View of Feelings
A Northern Cardinal pair. Courtesy of Jaya Ramanathan. By Jaya Ramanathan. Reviewed by Sarita Yeola. I experience various feelings when observing birds. Here, I share them along with examples…
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Bird of the Week: Black-crested Titmouse
Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Black-crested Titmice like it hot – at least that’s how it seems when comparing their range to their cousins, the Tufted Titmouse, who occupy…
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Eagle Scout Bird Blind at Trinity Episcopal School
Together with fellow members of Eagle Scout Troop 72, ninth grader Caroline Newby built a bird viewing blind on the Trinity Woods Preserve. This is a structure where kindergarten-8th…
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Meet the 2023 Board Nominees
Learn more about the 2023 Board Nominees by reading their bios below! Election will take place at the virtual May Member Meeting– more details for that meeting coming soon. John…
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How to be Bird-Friendly: Coffee
By Lily Rerecich. When fall begins, a Summer Tanager takes flight on a journey thousands of miles in length to the place it will spend the winter. Along with many…
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