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Bird of the Week: Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay Three species of Scrub-Jay can be found in the United States, but only one, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, resides in Texas. Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay prefer the montane pine forests…
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Updates from National: Interview with Cynthia Pruitt
Cynthia Pruitt serves as a Chapter Representative on the National Audubon Board. Travis Audubon Director Joan Marshall recently interviewed Cynthia about her involvement with the organization and her recent…
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Rare Bird Alert: April 23, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 4/23/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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Here Forever: Land Conservation in the Hill Country
Hill Country Conservancy recently made a contribution to Travis Audubon’s Land Endowment supporting the protection of Central Texas habitat. In an interview with Travis Audubon’s Nancy Sprehn, HCC’s Conservation…
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Bird of the Week: Golden-cheeked Warbler
Golden-cheeked Warbler Few birds have captured the imagination of Texans like the Golden-cheeked warbler. This diminutive songbird winters in the mountain forests of Central America, but its breeding…
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Texas Naturalist’s Notes By Bill Reiner
Milkweeds are not the most colorful of our spring flowers. Next to the brilliant yellows and reds, pinks and blues and snowy whites of other blooms, the overall pale…
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Forging a Path in South Austin
A new path is being forged in South Austin. In 2006, planning of the Violet Crown Trail began. Its purpose is to create the first regional trail system in…
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Young Birders Club and Golden-cheeked Warblers
On Sunday April 9, several Young Birder Club members and their friends were joined by the “First Lego League: Team Immortals” and Master Birder Sarah Jenevein at Travis Audubon’s…
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April Bird Forecast: Migrating Birds and Birders
In April, it is not unusual for enthusiastic birders to develop birding fever that affects their professional and personal lives. You might find your binocular-toting friends breaking long-standing plans…
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Notes from the Canyon
The winter months at Chaetura Canyon are when we concentrate on habitat restoration and trail work. This is the fallow time of year for avian productivity. A time when…
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Austin to DC! Our Members Advocate for the Environment.
Activism works and the small actions of many people combined makes a huge difference on policy issues in Washington, DC. That’s one of the lessons I learned at the…
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Spotlight on Hornsby Bend
Hornsby Bend is gaining some spotlight in the latest April issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. The sewage ponds of Hornsby Bend may seem like an unlikely ecotourism…
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Bird Building Collision Study Underway
Image: Fatal Light Awareness Program, flap.org Travis Audubon has kicked off its Bird Building Collision Study for the migratory season! We are raising awareness about the dangers that building glass and…
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Counting for Science: A Recap of Great Backyard Bird Count
On February 18, Baker Sanctuary held its fourth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This year we had 32 participants ranging in age from four to retired. Folks were split…
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Rare Bird Alert: March 31, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 3/31/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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