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Undertakers Wear Black
By: Jim Pauff, Travis Audubon Master Birder In Asia and Africa vultures are in decline, because the drug Diclofenac, given to cattle, is lethal to vultures eating dead…
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Rare Bird Alert: Dec. 1-11
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 12/11/2019. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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Thank You, TAS!
I wanted to give thanks to Travis Audubon Society and TAS birders for all their support and bird book donations to
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Rare Bird Alert: Nov. 23-30
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 11/23/2019 through 11/30/2019. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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Be a 2020 Master Birder
By: Pat Yingst, Travis Audubon Master Birder December 6 is the deadline for applying for the Travis Audubon 2020 Master Birder program. If you are at least an…
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Rare Bird Alert: Nov. 16-22
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 11/16/2019 through 11/22/2019. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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Rainy Day Birding
By: Pat Yingst, Travis Audubon Master Birder We’ve had a lot of very cold, rainy weather lately, which makes it hard to get out with binoculars to look…
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Rare Bird Alert Nov. 8-15
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 11/08/2019 through 11/15/2019. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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November Bird Forecast
By: Jim Spencer With each new cold front in November more birds should arrive, many with plans to spend the winter. Our rivers and lakes which were largely…
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Rare Bird Alert: Violet-green Swallow, Ross’s Geese, and More
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 10/30/2019 through 11/07/2019. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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VIP Trip to Cibolo Bluffs Preserve
By: Kelsey McKenna, Travis Audubon Development Manager Our fall VIP birding trip on November 2 at the Cibolo Bluffs Preserve, a Nature Conservancy property, was a hit! Situated…
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Why I Love Birding at Hornsby Bend
By: Jane Tillman, Travis Audubon Master Birder Birders at Hornsby Bend. World Shorebird Day at Hornsby is…
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Rare Bird Alert: Palm Warbler, Hooded Warbler, and More
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 10/28/2019. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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Rare Bird Alert: Scarlet Tanager, American Golden-Plover, and More
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 10/22/2019. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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I Love Cardinals (Part II of II)
By: Tracy Novinger, Travis Audubon Master Birder The first Austin house we lived in had a breakfast nook that looked out to a small back yard. My husband…
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