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Bird of the Week: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
By Abby West Feature photo by Tibor Nagy Flashes of red and green whiz by our back patio and my kids run out shrieking, “the hummers are back!” The arrival of…
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Bird of the Week: Wilson’s Phalarope
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Compiled and written by Lindsey Hernandez Photo by Tony Williams A slender, energetic shorebird, Wilson’s Phalarope can be seen through most of Texas during their spring and summer migration…
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Birdathon 2024 Winners
Featured photo by Joyce Bertolacini from the BL Browing Ranch Birdathon Thank you for participating in Birdathon 2024! With your help, we have raised nearly $50,000 to support our programming…
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Bird of the Week: Swallow-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus By Rajiv Jauhari Featured Photo by Donald Wuori/Audubon Photography Awards, downloaded from audubon.netx.net While many raptor species are hard to identify in flight, the Swallow-tailed Kite is not among…
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Bird of the Week: Northern Bobwhite
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Content and Photos by Eliana Patt There are a number of birds that a Texas birder might call iconic, but in my opinion, the Northern Bobwhite numbers among…
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April Notes from Chaetura
Notes from Chaetura Canyon – April 2024 The continuing mild temperatures and abundant rainfall kept the beauty of this year’s vegetation and wildflowers rolling along. We can’t remember the last…
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Monthly Bird Forecast: May
Compiled by Jane Tillman for KXAN What to watch and listen for in May: Night Birds There’s something mysterious about…
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Bird of the Week: Dickcissel
Dickcissel Spiza americana Content and Photos by James Giroux Dickcissel, Bobolink, Phoebe, Chickadee, Bobwhite. What do all these birds have in common? They are named for the songs they sing. Listen for…
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Bird of the Week: Crested Caracara
By Abby West Lead Photo by Suzie McCann Crested caracaras are noticeable– photos of them intermittently pop up in my neighborhood group typically captioned something like, “what is this weird…
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Monthly Bird Forecast: April
What to watch for in April: Charismatic Flycatchers Compiled by Jane Tillman for KXAN AUSTIN (KXAN) — April is an especially exciting…
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Fresh Beginnings of Spring
Featured Photo: Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, displaying multi-colored gorget By Jaya Ramanathan Photos by Jaya Ramanathan Spring is here, with cooler temperatures, and crisp mornings. Our dormant plants wake up, some faster than…
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Bird of the Week: Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane Antigone Canadensis By Rajiv Jauhari Featured photo by Pamella Hopper Ten of the fifteen species of cranes in the world are classified as threatened, but thankfully, the Sandhill Crane is not….
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Meet the 2024 Board Nominees
Learn more about the 2024 Board Nominees by reading their bios below! Election will take place at the May 16 Member Meeting– more details coming soon. In addition to board elections,…
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Bird of the Week: Blackburnian Warbler
By Eliana Patt Photos by Anastasia Kuzmina For those of us in Central Texas, the herald of spring is a one-two-three-ZEET-four and a flash of yellow, black, and white. As popular…
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March Notes from Chaetura Canyon
Notes form Chaetura Canyon – March 2024 We feel like winter is behind us at Chaetura Canyon when March 1st arrives. The third month of 2024 was mild, a bit…
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