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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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August Bird Forecast
By Kristen Currie What to watch for in August: Hot and Thirsty Birds People can retreat into air conditioned comfort in hot weather, but what do birds do? Just…
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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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Barn Restoration at Blair Woods
By Flo Rice The barn at Blair Woods is thought to be about 110 years old and was originally used as a dairy barn when the Moehr family…
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Meet Mariela Rodriguez, First Place Winner of the 2021 Birdathon Photography Contest
Mariela Rodriguez is a lifelong Texan and educator who believes photography is an important…
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The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Needs Your Support
by John Bloomfield In May, Travis Audubon members learned about proposed federal legislation called the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 2773) from Rachel Rommel-Crump, State Coordinator for the…
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Tales from the Climate Patch
by Allan Seils On a warm Central Texas morning of clear skies, I conducted the spring bird survey of 12 locations within my designated 1-kilometer square area in…
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What Makes a Birder? Jeffrey Jackson: No Turning Back
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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