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  • Bird Question: Yellow Bird at Thistle Feeder

    on February 2, 2012

    DECEMBER 10, 2011: I live in Georgetown. There is a finch/sparrow size bird at my thistle feeder: all black back, wings and head with yellow breast and belly (no stripes)–…

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  • Bird Question: Hummingbirds in Winter

    on February 2, 2012

    DECEMBER 11, 2011: We always have several hummingbird feeders each season. This year after I took down our feeders, we saw a visitor in late November. It was enjoying my…

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  • Bird Question: Recommended Field Guide

    on February 2, 2012

    JANUARY 5, 2012: I just moved to travis heights from out of town and was wondering if you could recommend a bird guide I can use to identify all the…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: January 26, 2012

    on January 31, 2012

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 8:15 January 26, 2012. Send interesting sightings–complete with species name,…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: January 19, 2012

    on January 31, 2012

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 10:45 January 19, 2012. Send interesting sightings–complete with species name,…

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  • Commons Ford Update: January, 2012

    on January 19, 2012

    Hello all, Just a quick update on the Commons Ford Prairie Restoration Project:

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  • Rare Bird Alert: January 13, 2012

    on January 17, 2012

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 5:00 on January 13, 2012. Send interesting sightings–complete with species…

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  • Claude’s River Survey: January 7, 2012

    on January 10, 2012

    Location: Utley Bridge (Hwy 969) to Tarcoola, Bastrop, US-TX Observation date: 1/7/2012 Number of species: 43 (plus 1 other taxa) EPISODE 68: The Duck Hunters Seems the river is becoming quite a popular…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: January 5, 2012

    on January 10, 2012

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 7:45 on January 5, 2012. Send interesting sightings–complete with species…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: December 29, 2011

    on January 3, 2012

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 8:30 on December 29, 2011. Send interesting sightings–complete with species…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: December 22, 2011

    on January 3, 2012

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 8:50 on December 22, 2011. Send interesting sightings–complete with species…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: December 1, 2011

    on December 6, 2011

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 7:00 on December 1, 2011. Send interesting sightings–complete with…

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  • Commons Ford Update: December, 2011

    on December 2, 2011

    Hello all, A quick update regarding the Commons Ford Prairie Restoration Project. We continue to follow our restoration plan. 1. Small Mesquite Removal. The small mesquite removal…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: November 23, 2011

    on November 29, 2011

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 2:30 on November 23, 2011. Send interesting sightings–complete with…

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  • Rare Bird Alert: November 10, 2011

    on November 15, 2011

    (The Austin area Rare Bird Alert is a service of the Travis Audubon Society. This update is as of 10:00 on November 10, 2011. Send interesting sightings–complete with…

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