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Celebrating Three Amazing Board Members
This month, the Travis Audubon Board of Directors celebrated the retirement of three fantastic board members: Clif Ladd, Christy Esmahan, and Carol Ray. Clif Ladd has served on the board…
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See Why We’re “Humming” with Excitement at Zilker Botanical Garden!
Last year, our friends at the Zilker Botanical Garden reached out to Travis Audubon with a (literally) sweet proposal: to create a…
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Birdathon 2021 Photography Contest Winners Revealed
Thank you to everyone who submitted their work this year’s Birdathon Photography Contest! We received a record breaking number of submissions – nearly 200 photos – and our judges Nora…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jane Tillman
By Alexis Puchek A retired dietitian, Jane Tillman taught in Nutritional Sciences at UT Austin for 22 years. Her real passion all along has been nature, especially birds…
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Celebrating a Legacy of Service and Education
By: Georgean and Paul Kyle Travis Audubon honors devoted volunteer Anne Donovan with a BookSpring Flying Book Society membership. Today we celebrate Anne Donovan as a consummate…
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Orioles Double Stuff
By Jim Pauff Orchard Orioles (Icterus spurius) look like Baltimores dipped in mahogany wood stain which shrank them when it dried. At six inches long, orchards are North…
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Travis Audubon Staff Participate in Birdathon
This year, the Travis Audubon staff decided to join forces and compete as a Birdathon team. Here are the highlights from team Don’t Quit Your Jay Job, who together…
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What Makes a Birder? Nicholas Komar Jr.: A Family Tradition
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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Birdathon 2021 Winners Announced
A HUGE thanks to you all who participated in and donated to Birdathon this year! You helped us raise over $26,000. We could not have done this without you! After…
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May Bird Forecast
By Kristen Currie What to watch for in May: Migrating and Summering Flycatchers
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Making Windows Safer for Birds
by John Bloomfield In his 2021 book, A Season on the Wind, Kenn Kaufman describes the journey of a migratory bird as a feat that defies all imagination….
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Pine Siskins and Salmonellosis – How to Identify and Prevent the Spread
UPDATE (4/23/21): As long as you aren’t seeing visibly sick birds at your feeder, it is safe to start putting out feeders again. By Anna Vallery, Conservation Specialist,…
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Spring Migration at Blair Woods
By Emily Novak Each month, a survey is conducted to track the bird species that are using the ecosystem and resources that are found at Blair Woods….
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Meet the 2021 Board Nominees
Learn more about the 2021 Board Nominees by reading their bios below! Election will take place at the virtual May Member Meeting– more details for that meeting coming soon. Karen…
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Virtual Field Trip: Green Gate Farms April 2021
Have you heard of Green Gate Farms? They’re a community-based certified organic farm established by Skip Connett and Erin Flynn in east Austin in…
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