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Volunteers Keep Baker Beautiful
Many thanks to the 18 hard-working volunteers who spent their Saturday morning at Baker last weekend! With their help, approximately 12 cubic yards of mulch was spread on hiking trails,…
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Bird of the Week: Common Yellowthroat
The Common Yellowthroat is one warbler you can spot without risking “warbler neck.” These small wood-warblers prefer the undergrowth to the canopy, and can often be found…
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Bird of the Week: Black-crowned Night Heron
The Black-crowned Night Heron is a bird so nice, they named it twice: Nycticorax nycticorax. In spite of this binomial insistence, it is…
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Austin Tree Experts Visit Blair Woods
Many thanks to the good folks at Austin Tree Experts who graciously donated their time and expertise at Blair Woods the last several weeks. The crew from Austin Tree Experts…
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Travis Audubon Welcomes New Staff Member
Please join Travis Audubon in welcoming our new Operations Coordinator, Judith Allen! Judith graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, a concentration in Management and a…
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Bird of the Week: Bald Eagle
Adopted as our national emblem in 1782–a year before the end of the Revolutionary War–the Bald Eagle has been a contentious symbol for nearly as long. Benjamin…
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Virginia Rose Talks Birdability on National Audubon EDI Webinar
In December, Travis Audubon Board Member Virginia Rose discussed her initiative, Birdability, on National Audubon’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Webinar. Listen to the full story below: Birdability is Rose’s…
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Action Needed to Help Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park
By: Mark Wilson, TAS Board Member At a recent public hearing in Mission, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission confirmed that the planned border wall/fence project through…
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Why We Allow Deer Hunting at Baker
If there is one thing that unites all Travis Audubon members, it is our appreciation for birds. Aside from that, our community holds a variety of beliefs…
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Bird of the Week: Belted Kingfisher
The Belted Kingfisher is only about the size of a blackbird or robin, but it seems to wear the bill of a much larger bird. This hefty…
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Participate in the Austin Audubon Christmas Bird Count!
It’s that time of year again! Birders across the country are gearing up for the 2018 Christmas Bird Count, the nation’s longest-running community science bird project.
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Bird of the Week: Red-tailed Hawk
The Red-tailed Hawk is probably our most common raptor, and easily spotted from a moving car: tall trees, street lights, and tall buildings are equally attractive to…
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Baker Home to New Chimney Swift Tower
Baker Sanctuary is the proud owner of a new Chimney Swift tower! The tower was donated to TAS by Susan and Tom Mitchell who recently moved and could not take…
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November Bird Forecast
By: Jim Spencer What to Watch for in November — Ducks and Sparrows Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about…
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First Encounter with a Common Pauraque Roost
By: Laura Heartwood, Travis Audubon Master Birder The Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) is a well-camouflaged bird of the nightjar family and one that I…
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