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What Makes a Birder? Lauren Stokes and Colby Watkins: Love of Seabirds
By John Bloomfield In the latest installment of our blog on local birders and what inspires them, we follow Austin birders Lauren Stokes and Colby Watkins on their…
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Celebrating a Naturalist’s Legacy
By Robert McLemore Because of the generous contributions of the members and community of Travis Audubon, we have been able to pivot during the pandemic and continue to…
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Hornsby Bend Stakeholder Update September 2021
This update includes the following: Update on the tree removal project and mowing along the treatment pond embankments Update on construction project progress and road closures Progress on the…
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Our Strange Summer of Swifts and other Updates from Chaetura Canyon
There are 18 Chimney Swift towers on the Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary. Most are monitored only periodically and then nesting success is evaluated after the swifts have departed for South…
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Blair Woods and the History of Ft. Colorado
By Mark Wilson, Travis Audubon Board Member Travis Audubon’s Blair Woods Preserve is a wonderful oasis in the middle of the Austin urban environment. Open to all…
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What Makes a Birder? Advait Marathe: Parallel Journeys
By John Bloomfield In this ongoing series we examine what motivates people to enjoy birds and birding, from back yard birders to chronic listers of all ages and…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Dennis Palafox
By Alexis Puchek Dennis is on the Travis Audubon Board and was Chair of the Field Trip Committee for about 5 years before stepping down last month. He…
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What Makes a Birder? Byron Stone: Eschew Field Mark Cronyism
By John Bloomfield Some travel the world and amass huge life lists. Others travel as far as their backyard and may not list at all. Some bird with…
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Travis Audubon’s New Code of Conduct
By Chris Gunter One of Travis Audubon’s missions is environmental education, and this necessarily involves staff and volunteers having frequent contact with members and non-members alike in classes…
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Birding the Davis Mountains
By Jason Garcia, Travis Audubon Board Member Featured birds: Black-headed Grosbeak Acorn Woodpecker Cassin’s…
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July Bird Forecast
By Kristen Currie What to watch for in July: Water Birds and Sunflower-loving Birds It may be hard to motivate yourself to get outdoors in July to enjoy birds…
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Thank you, 2017 Master Birders!
On July 17, we celebrated the all-stars from the Master Birder Class of 2017. To reach permanent Master Birder status, they had to volunteer a minimum of 90 hours…
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Raptor Renesting with Austin Wildlife Rescue
Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) is committed to the rehabilitation and release of injured, orphaned, or sick Texas wildlife. Their focus is always on releasing…
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What Makes a Birder? Hannah Mindeman Shuman: Music in the Air
By John Bloomfield Some travel the world and amass huge life lists. Others travel as far as their backyard and may not list at all. Some bird with…
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Travis Audubon Welcomes Two New Board Members
This May, the Travis Audubon Board of Directors appointed two new members to one-year terms. Meet our newest board members, Jason and Vidhya: Jason Garcia
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