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Chaetura Canyon Celebration Day
Today marks Georgean and Paul Kyle’s 50th wedding anniversary, a perfect day to celebrate all that they have achieved together. In honor of their work as conservation heroes, Travis…
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Landowners with Golden-cheeks Wanted for Study
If you are a central Texas landowner with Golden-cheeked Warblers (GCWAs) on your property (or you know someone who is), here is a chance to contribute to our better…
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VIP Trip to Autrey Pedernales River Property
Pam and Jeff Autrey’s property on the Pedernales River was a fabulous spot for our VIP birding trip on June 2. Ten generous Travis Audubon donors, led by the…
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Celebrating Purple Martins in South Austin
This past Saturday, over 100 people joined to learn more about the Purple Martin Colony in South Austin managed by Laura Joseph and her corps of volunteers. Volunteers lowered…
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World Swift Day at Chaetura Canyon
By: Georgean and Paul Kyle, Sanctuary Stewards Friday, June 7, 2019 was the first ever World Swift Day. It was organized by Martine Wauters of Brussels, Belgium. Martine is…
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Meet James Giroux, 1st Place Winner of the 2019 Birdathon Photography Contest
By: Caley Zuzula, Travis Audubon’s Program and Education Coordinator As soon as I opened the email with James Giroux’s submissions to this year’s photography contest, I knew at…
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American Cuckoos
By: Jim Pauff, Travis Audubon Master Birder Yellow-billed cuckoos are often heard calling in the distance. Actually seeing one in the open, on the other hand, is like…
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Chalupas and Chimney Swifts 2019
By: Georgean and Paul Kyle, Sanctuary Stewards We were nervously watching the weather all week right up to the day before Chalupas and Chimney Swifts – intense thunderstorms were…
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Who Cooks For You?
By: Laura Heartwood, Travis Audubon Master Birder My husband calls for me at the same time I hear the call of a barred owl “Who Cooks For You?”…
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Birdathon 2019 Photography Contest Winners Revealed
Thank you to everyone who submitted their work to our first ever Birdathon Photography Contest! We received 51 submissions, and our judges Nora Chovanec (TAS Graphic Designer) and Brad James…
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Birdathon 2019 Results
This weekend, over 30 Birdathon participants met at Threadgill’s to celebrate a fantastic fundraiser. Together, we raised $31,000 to benefit Travis Audubon in our mission of inspiring conservation through…
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Visit Doeskin Ranch
By: Christina Oliver, Travis Audubon Volunteer There’s a place in central Texas that will transport you to another world—a quieter world—where birds chirp flirtatiously, bees buzz busily, and…
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Salt Glands in Seabirds
By: Pat Yingst, Travis Audubon Master Birder “Kidneys, Man!, Kidneys.” That is the punch line to a joke I heard in high school about some poor soul who…
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Viewing the World from a Backyard Bird Blind
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder Anticipation is one of the best things about life, and sitting in a blind is all about anticipation. Janel and…
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Thursday Morning at the Wildflower Center
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Master Birder The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center usually opens at 9:00 AM every morning, but on Thursdays and Sundays it’s open at…
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