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March Bird Forecast: The Changing of the Guard
As winter turns to spring the numbers of wintering ducks like Bufflehead and Northern Pintail taper off, Sandhill Cranes call as they fly high overhead towards their staging grounds…
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Bird of the Week: Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup This striking black-and-white duck is a common winter visitor to large bodies of water, often feeding in large groups. The male is easily identified by his…
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‘Hog apocalypse’ plan backed by Texas’ Miller on hold for now
As you know, Travis Audubon does not support the use of Kaput as poison to control feral hogs because of the unintended effects on other wildlife. Now State District…
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Claude’s River Survey: March 4, 2017
Each month, Claude Morris leads an ecological survey on the Colorado River. Participants bring their own canoes and kayaks. On March 4th, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM, they…
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Dead trees are ‘home sweet home’ to woodpeckers
Trees come and go. When one dies, the property owner’s first inclination is to cut it down —all the way down to the ground.But chances are a woodpecker in…
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Rare Bird Alert: March 3, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 3/3/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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Travis Audubon Welcomes Graduate Intern from St. Edwards University!
Travis Audubon welcomed its second intern of the year last week. Executive Director Joan Marshall said, “We’re committed to helping train the next generation of environmental leaders by providing…
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Texas Heritage: Rooted in Our Wildlands
Today Texas celebrates its Independence Day! A significant part of Texas history is the story of our wildlife. Amplify Austin, a 24 hour period of online giving starts tonight, March 2,…
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t Poison Native Wildlife
The Texas Agriculture Department’s plan to poison wild roaming hogs needs to be stopped in its tracks before native wildlife falls victim to this lethal solution. Travis Audubon acknowledges the…
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Bird of the Week: Purple Martin
Purple Martin These beautiful birds (more blue-black than really purple) have enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with humans for centuries. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American…
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Celebrating Austin’s Feathered Residents
Photo by James Saunders, flikr Throughout the month of February, Travis Audubon and partners from Austin Nature & Science Center, Capital Area Master Naturalists, Elisabet Ney Museum, Umlauf Sculpture Garden…
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Travis Audubon Launches New Internship Program
Meet Juliet Jefferson! Juliet is a senior at the University of Texas pursuing a degree in Geography focusing on Remote Sensing, GIS, and Sustainability. As…
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Support Chaetura Canyon!
Over the last few years we have sold almost 150 specially inscribed bricks, raising over $10,000 for the Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary. A limited number of bricks remain! Everyone…
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Rare Bird Alert: February 23, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 2/23/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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Fun Adventures in Chiapas By Chuck Sexton
Through the generosity of Brock Huffmann and Chiapas Birding Adventures, I was one of the recipients of a trip to Chiapas, Mexico, from last fall’s Victor Emanuel Conservation Award…
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