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Birdathon 2018 Results
Birdathon 2018 proved to be a great success! Between ten events and seven teams, participants raised over $29,000 for Travis Audubon to further its mission of inspiring conservation through…
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Young Birders Club Birds Pedernales Falls State Park
By: Michael Jewell, Travis Audubon Volunteer Young Birders Club members Kit, Camp, Jeff, and Charlie met Janel and I at the bird blinds for a little birding on…
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Young Birders Represent Travis Audubon in Great Texas Birding Classic
Please join us in congratulating Travis Audubon’s Lost in Austin Young Birders! On Saturday, April 29, five members of Travis Audubon’s Young Birders Club competed in the 22nd Annual…
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Blair Woods Buzzing with Folks at Bug-themed Nature Day
On May 26, Travis Audubon hosted a bug-themed Family Nature Day at Blair Woods Sanctuary. Over one hundred people attended and participated in insect-themed activities. Representatives from Lost Pines…
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Snapshots from Baker Nature Day 2018
Baker Nature Day on May 12th was a huge success, with over 200 attendees visiting the Jackie Arnold Education center and surrounding area for activities including seedball making, owl…
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Eagle Scouts Install Wooden Benches at Baker
In late April, Boy Scout Chris Zimmerman, with help and support from Troop 202 and his family, spent the day installing two new wooden benches in the upper Baker Spring Trail….
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Notes from Chaetura Canyon: April 2018
By the end of April, most of the Chimney Swift towers on Chaetura Canyon were occupied – including all five in the Chimney Swift Glade, the Castle, and the…
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Birdability in National Spotlight
Virginia Rose, Travis Audubon board member and volunteer, has captured national attention with Birdability, her Birdathon event during which she spent the day visiting wheelchair-accessible parks to find as…
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Travis Audubon Welcomes Allison Long to Staff
Our newest team member Allison just started with us as Operations Coordinator. In this role, she will be serving as the financial and membership point of contact for our…
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Happy Earth Day from Radha Madhav Dham
By: Michael D. Jewell, Travis Audubon Member Travis Audubon volunteers participated in Earth Day at Radha Madhav Dham on Aprill 22. Using strips of old newspapers and small…
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No Shortage of Birds for Gone Pishing Birdathon Team
The Gone Pishing Birdathon team had an amazing Big Day in Corpus Christi last Saturday. They birded from 7 A.M. to nearly 7:30 P.M. and ended with 130 species,…
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A Day of Accessible Birding with Birdability
Virginia Rose’s Birdathon event, Birdability, was a great success! During her day of birding, she saw 51 species of birds, visited five accessible parks, and wheeled ten miles. Congratulations,…
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Blair Woods Family Nature Day: Birds
By: Laura Heartwood, Travis Audubon Volunteer This past Saturday, April 14th was the first in a series of nature days this year at the Blair Woods Sanctuary, aimed…
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Successful Weekend for Master Birder 2018 Birdathon Team
The Master Birder 2018 Birdathon Team, co-led by Laurie Foss and Dennis Palafox, just returned from a weekend of birding on High Island. One photo was taken at Hook…
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Notes from Chaetura Canyon
February at Chaetura Canyon was a fast-paced flurry of tours, presentations and workdays in preparation for the spring nesting season and annual return of the Chimney Swifts. Several very successful…
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