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Rare Bird Alert: Mar. 23-30
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 3/23/2020 through 3/30/2020. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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Join Amy Sugeno on a Bird and Plant Walk
Want to listen to and learn about nature without having to leave home? Join Field Trip Leader Amy Sugeno on a short bird and plant walk around her home…
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April Bird Forecast
By: Kristen Currie Get Hooked on Vireos! April brings many songbirds to the Austin area. Some will breed here, and others will just use our trees and shrubs as…
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Bird of the Week: Hooded Merganser
The Hooded Merganser is another entry in the Bird Name Hall of Shame, where can be found such inaptly-named birds as the Orange-crowned Warbler, the Red-bellied Woodpecker, and the…
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Birding Caddo Lake in East Texas, March 2020
Reposted from Virginia Rose’s Birdability Blog Greetings March birders! Travis Audubon has its annual…
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Rare Bird Alert: Mar. 15-22
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the week of 3/15/2020 through 3/22/2020. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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Bird of the Week: Hutton’s Vireo
What are we to make of the mysterious Hutton’s Vireo? This small, undistinguished bird does not even appear in my 2014 printing of the Sibley Guide to Birds of…
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Bird Art
By Christy Esmahan, TAS Board Member Things I had planned to do this spring: Attend my son’s wedding. Sell my house. Move to Spain. Things I’m actually doing this…
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Rare Bird Alert: Mar. 8-15
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert for the weeks of 3/08/2020 through 3/15/2020. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting updates, or inquire about location…
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Commons Ford Walk with Council Member Jimmy Flannigan
By Judith Allen, TAS Staff Commons Ford Metropolitan Park, a much-loved oasis for birds and people alike, lies within District 6. We were delighted to host Council Member…
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Here’s to the ‘Bird Man’ of Travis Country
By Roger White, TC (Travis Country) Notes Reposted from TC Notes Have you ever wondered how all those bird nest-boxes you see at…
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Rare Bird Alert: Feb. 19-29
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert. Last update on 2/29/20. Send interesting sightings, complete with species name, location, and contact information to Vincent O’Brien at
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Barn Restoration Project Amplified in 2020
Blair Woods Sanctuary is a unique urban center for habitat restoration and conservation education, and in 2020 Travis Audubon will undertake an essential project to better understand and preserve…
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Pollinator Garden Planting at Blair Woods
On the morning of February 15th, twenty volunteers convened at Blair Woods to begin the process of planting the long-awaited pollinator garden. With the help of Bright Green Future…
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February Bird Forecast
By: Kristen Currie What to watch for in February: Eagles and other Raptors In February if you are out where you have a good view of the sky, and…
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