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Catio Stories: Nan Hampton
By Nan Hampton When my last cat, Neko, died, I asked my daughter to help me find new cats. She found Harry Potter and his mom, Annie, at…
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Catio Stories: Liz Adams
By Liz Adams My husband and I love cats. We spent several years volunteering with rescue groups and fostering cats and kittens. Over the years a good number…
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Peanut Butter for the Masses!
We have great habitat for birds at Chaetura Canyon that provides shelter and food. However, we are real suckers for having them feed up close and personal – basically…
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Catio Stories: Rhonda Marple
By Rhonda Marple When Hurricane Harvey took out a small tree in my yard, it presented the perfect opportunity – and place – to build a small catio….
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Postcards from South Austin: Robins
Welcome to Postcards from South Austin! In this series, Michael Jewell will share interesting facts about birds that you might be enjoying in your backyards. Have you been seeing a…
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Catio Stories: David Murphy
By David Murphy, Cat Carpenter In 2008 I got laid off from a corporate accounting job, wanted to take a…
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Don’t Tangle With That Guy. He’s Too Blue.
By Jim Pauff Grosbeaks are placed in the family Fringillidae—finches—making them cousins to cardinals and house sparrows, deflating their mystique. Their un-finchlike quality is unique to themselves. Go…
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The Saga of Rico Mauve
by Chris Murray, Land Manager The Ecuadorian-American poet Gerardo once wrote in his masterpiece, “Rico Suave” – ‘And there’s not a woman that can handle a man like me That’s…
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Winter Residents at Chaetura Canyon
Chaetura Canyon is best known for the Chimney Swifts that chitter and twinkle above the canyon and over the residence during the summer. But the cooler months are just…
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Growing Up Near Blair Woods
This post was written by long-time East Austin resident and neighbor of Blair Woods, Andrea Petit. We met Andrea, her mom Catherine, and other long-time neighbors of the Stonegate…
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U.S Supreme Court rebuffs effort by conservative Austin group to gut endangered species protections
by Asher Price Resposted from the Austin American-Statesman An effort by a conservative Austin think tank to gut the Endangered Species Act by…
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The Twelve Days of Christmas Bird Countdown
We may have taken some liberties here, but in the spirit of The 12 Days of Christmas and the annual Christmas Bird Count, we’ve made our own 12 Days…
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What’s Happening at Blair Woods?
Blair Woods, one of Travis Audubon’s Sanctuaries, is a true diamond in the rough. The ten-acre property on East MLK was gifted to the Society in 1985 by Dr….
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Ask-a-Birder: Hawk ID
Travis Audubon receives many bird questions throughout the year, and occasionally they have some pretty interesting supplementary photos. We received the following questions (and photo) from Crystal: We saw this…
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Rare Bird Alert: Oct. 16 – Nov. 6
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 11/6/20. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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