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Salt Glands in Seabirds
By: Pat Yingst, Travis Audubon Master Birder “Kidneys, Man!, Kidneys.” That is the punch line to a joke I heard in high school about some poor soul who…
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Viewing the World from a Backyard Bird Blind
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder Anticipation is one of the best things about life, and sitting in a blind is all about anticipation. Janel and…
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Thursday Morning at the Wildflower Center
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center usually opens at 9:00 AM every morning, but on Thursdays and Sundays it’s open at…
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Confronting the “R”
By: Christy Esmahan, Travis Audubon Master Birder If you are as obsessed with listing on eBird as I am, it is agonizing when you enter a sighting and…
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May Bird Forecast
By: Jim Spencer Dazzling Warblers Having left the tropics, warblers are on their way to their nesting…
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Earth Day Celebration at Radha Madhav Dham
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder Radha Madhav Dham is the oldest Hindu Temple in Texas, the largest in North America, and one of the largest Hindu…
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A Note from the Executive Director
Dear Travis Audubon Members and Friends, Spring is my favorite time in Central Texas— outrageous sunsets, explosions of irises, the light-jackets-needed forecasts (sometimes), and the birds! My work at Travis…
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Blair Woods Restoration Day, April 20
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder It was a beautiful Saturday morning with many hands helping on multiple projects. I…
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Warblers at Baker… and more!
Second time was indeed the charm on April 20th as 16 Birdathon supporters joined co-leaders Cindy Sperry and Celeste Treadway for a great hike along Harris Creek in the…
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April Bird Forecast
By: Jim Spencer What to watch for in April – Zugunruhe Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas…
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Birding at South Llano River State Park
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder South Llano River State Park has become my favorite birding/camping park. It’s an easy drive from Austin through the Hill…
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Catbirds
By: Jim Pauff, Travis Audubon Master Birder It isn’t that banders don’t like gray catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis), it’s that some days there are so many of them dangling…
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Video Premiere at Chaetura Canyon
Photo above taken by Rafael Ruiz Travis Audubon hosted a sold-out Video Premiere event on March 24, where Paul and Georgean Kyle, the Sanctuary Stewards of…
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Backyard Hybrid?
By: Beth Arnold, Travis Audubon Master Birder A few days after Stephen Shunk entranced me with his amazing facts about woodpeckers, I spotted a mystery at the…
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Hornsby Bend Project Update
Compiled by Eric Stager, President of Travis Audubon On March 25, Austin Water held a stakeholder’s meeting at Hornsby Bend to discuss upcoming projects that will impact…
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