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Geology of Blair Woods
By Mark Wilson Did you know that Blair Woods, our Travis Audubon urban nature preserve, is the site of an important historical spring? Coleman Springs, cited in…
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Filming a Hummingbird Nest
By Sachin Aggarwal My life is all about travel, and the COVID-19 pandemic brought a sudden halt to all my travel plans – Costa Rica, Botswana for work…
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Rare Bird Alert: June 23 – July 7
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 7/7/20. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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A Bird Keeper’s Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens
By Chris Lesley For most people, unless they’re farmers, raising chickens is unlike any other animal keeping project they’ve ever undertaken, and the learning curve can be much…
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July Bird Forecast
By Kristen Currie Southbound Shorebirds As July wears on, some of the shorebirds that passed through Texas a few short months ago on their way to breeding grounds as far away…
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Admiring the Warblers
By Terry Banks We were all disappointed when our Birdathons had to be postponed because of COVID-19. We all understood, of course, and Travis Audubon took prompt action to keep us…
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The Lost Birds
By David Cook What do the following birds have in common? heron kingfisher lark magpie pelican raven starling stork thrush wren For children, these birds are all now lost from the language of the natural world via a linguistic…
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Rare Bird Alert: June 1-19
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 6/19/20. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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Exploring Hot Spots: Hornsby Bend
By Jeanette Larson, Travis Audubon Master Birder Number one on eBird’s list of 100 Hot Spots in Travis County is Hornsby Bend, with 349 species listed for this…
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Bird Rescue at Baker
By Chris Murray, Travis Audubon Land Manager Sunday morning I got a text from Shirley and David LaVergne which read ‘bird 911.’ I gave them a call back…
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Cooped Up: How I jumped on the “bird-wagon” during quarantine (Part 2)
By Colter Sonneville In April I took advantage of my friend’s generous offer to “shelter in place” somewhere…
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Cooped Up: How I jumped on the “bird-wagon” during quarantine (Part 1)
By Colter Sonneville Since the COVID-19 crisis started, we’ve all had to cope with disrupted routines, canceled plans, and a new reality of social isolation. But…
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June Bird Forecast
By Kristen Currie What to watch for in June: Austin’s Doves and Pigeons Austin is home to several year-round doves and they seem to thrive in the heat. Take some time…
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Are Monarch Butterfly Populations Declining Because of Deaths During the Fall Migration?
By Sahotra Sarkar On the fourteenth of October last year tens of thousands of monarch butterflies flew over Austin in a steady stream on their way to Mexico….
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Birdathon 2020 Photography Contest Winners Revealed
Thank you to everyone who submitted their work to our first ever Birdathon Photography Contest! We received 45 submissions, and our judges Nora Chovanec (TAS Graphic Designer) and Brad James…
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