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June Bird Forecast
What to Watch for in June – The Sounds of Summer By: Jim Spencer Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central…
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December Bird Forecast: It’s Time to Count the Birds
When mid-December rolls around, bird watchers make plans to get out and count birds, participating in one or more Christmas Bird Counts. The Christmas Bird Count is the longest…
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November Bird Forecast: Birds Hitching Rides on Cold Fronts
Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at travisaudubon.org or by…
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October Bird Forecast: Absent Birds, Departures and Arrivals
Where Have All The Birds Gone? Lure Them Back with Native Plants October can be a slow month for bird watchers. Many of our summering birds have flown south for…
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September Bird Forecast: A River of Birds
Hawks, falcons, kites, shorebirds, hummingbirds, orioles, and warblers are some of the birds flying south in September. Since Texas is on the central flyway we see a remarkable diversity…
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August Bird Forecast: Migration Heats Up
You would never know it by the weather, but the shortening day length tells shorebirds that winter is on its way. Birds such as the Spotted Sandpiper, which may…
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June Bird Forecast: Breeding Birds
After all the excitement of migration which continued late into May, it is time to catch up on house and yard work and witness fledgling birds all around you. Perhaps…
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May Bird Forecast: New Arrivals & More Birds Heading North
Fledglings Take Flight If you hear begging sounds or strange chip notes coming from your shrubs and trees take a closer look. In May all those newly fledged birds like…
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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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March Bird Forecast: The Changing of the Guard
As winter turns to spring the numbers of wintering ducks like Bufflehead and Northern Pintail taper off, Sandhill Cranes call as they fly high overhead towards their staging grounds…
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February Bird Forecast: Songs, Valentine Cardinals, and a Colorful Warbler
Early Sounds of Spring By now you probably know that some high-achieving Purple Martin adult males begin arriving in Austin in early February, back from their wintering grounds in South…
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