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Bird of the Week: Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet If you’ve ever seen a flock of bright green parrots in downtown Austin and thought they looked a little out of place, you’re right. These highly…
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Young Birders Explore Camp Mabry
On Sunday, May 7, five members of the TAS Young Birders Club had a chance to explore the grounds at Camp Mabry with Natural Resource Specialist, Wayne Strebe. The…
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Rare Bird Alert: May 15, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 5/15/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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Preventing Bird Building Collisions
A bird collision catastrophe in Galveston made national news recently when 346 migratory birds struck a 23-story building in one night….
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A Morning Walk at Baker Sanctuary by Mikael Behrens
On the morning of May 6 I spent over 3 hours covering about 2.5 miles of trails on the south half of Travis Audubon’s Baker Sanctuary in northwest Austin. It…
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Bird of the Week: Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl Despite its name, the Screech Owl’s call is more of a whinny than a screech, and its soft, musical call can be heard in woodlands,…
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A Young Owl’s Passing
In Hyde Park, Austin, the neighbors along a wooded alley have been enthralled with the birth and maturation of a Great Horned Owl. Last week, the owlet passed away and…
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Claude’s River Survey: May 6, 2017
Each month, Claude Morris leads an ecological survey on the Colorado River. Participants bring their own canoes and kayaks. On May 6th, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. What a…
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Rare Bird Alert: May 5, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 5/5/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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May Bird Forecast: New Arrivals & More Birds Heading North
Fledglings Take Flight If you hear begging sounds or strange chip notes coming from your shrubs and trees take a closer look. In May all those newly fledged birds like…
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Bird of the Week: Northern Parula
Northern Parula The Northern Parula is a small and beautiful warbler that can be found high in the canopy of riparian forests, easily identified by its distinctive, buzzing…
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Conservation Easements, Demystified
Although dating back to the mid-1900s when first introduced by the Nature Conservancy, Conservation Easements are still relatively new in Texas and there are many misconceptions related to their…
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Rare Bird Alert: April 29, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 4/27/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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Bird TV!
Over the next week, KLRU will broadcast five exciting avian themed documentaries! Click on the paragraphs below to learn about each program. A big thanks to Travis Audubon member…
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Victor Emanuel: Birdman
Few lands have gone unseen by Victor Emanuel. Though the 76-year-old naturalist and bird expert says he rarely left Texas the first 30 years of his life, that all…
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