<div dir="ltr">The Austin area offers an incredible wealth of birds not seen in Washngton. But of special interest are the Black-capped Vireo and Golden-cheeked Warbler. Here's where they and many other more common specialities can be found near Austin. (from the internet).<div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><div class="gmail-rPeykc" style="margin:0px 0px 20px">The golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo can be seen in the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge and the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve near Austin, Texas.<span class="gmail-pjBG2e"><span class="gmail-UV3uM" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> Bob OBrien Portland</span></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><div class="gmail-rPeykc gmail-uP58nb" style="margin:20px 0px 10px;letter-spacing:0px"><span role="heading">Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge</span><span class="gmail-pjBG2e"><span class="gmail-UV3uM" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> <div class="gmail-NPrrbc" style="margin-right:6px;display:inline-flex;vertical-align:middle"><div class="gmail-BMebGe gmail-btku5b gmail-fCrZyc gmail-LwdV0e gmail-FR7ZSc gmail-OJeuxf" aria-label="View related links" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;outline:0px"><div class="gmail-niO4u" style="display:flex;width:28px;background-color:transparent;border-radius:9999px;margin:0px auto;outline:transparent solid 1px;height:20px;min-height:20px"><div class="gmail-kHtcsd" style="display:flex;width:28px;border-radius:9999px;height:20px"><span class="gmail-d3o3Ad gmail-gJdC8e gmail-Hkv2Pe" style="color:rgb(11,87,208);display:flex;margin:0px;background:unset"><span class="gmail-iPjmzb gmail-Sorfoc gmail-gNGSDf" style="display:flex;height:unset"><span class="gmail-z1asCe gmail-Sb7k4e" style="display:inline-block;height:18px;line-height:18px;width:18px"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><ul style="margin:10px 0px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 24px"><li style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px 0px 0px 4px;list-style:inherit"><strong>Warbler Vista</strong>: A public area on the southern end of the refuge that's a good place to see the golden-cheeked warbler</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px 0px 0px 4px;list-style:inherit"><strong>Shin Oak Observation Deck</strong>: A viewing area designed for black-capped vireo habitat</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 4px;list-style:inherit"><strong>Rimrock trail at Doeskin Ranch</strong>: A public area on the northern side of the refuge where both species have been spotted</li></ul></div></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><div class="gmail-rPeykc gmail-uP58nb" style="margin:20px 0px 10px;letter-spacing:0px"><span role="heading">Barton Creek Habitat Preserve</span><span class="gmail-pjBG2e"><span class="gmail-UV3uM" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> <div class="gmail-NPrrbc" style="margin-right:6px;display:inline-flex;vertical-align:middle"><div class="gmail-BMebGe gmail-btku5b gmail-fCrZyc gmail-LwdV0e gmail-FR7ZSc gmail-OJeuxf" aria-label="View related links" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;outline:0px"><div class="gmail-niO4u" style="display:flex;width:28px;background-color:transparent;border-radius:9999px;margin:0px auto;outline:transparent solid 1px;height:20px;min-height:20px"><div class="gmail-kHtcsd" style="display:flex;width:28px;border-radius:9999px;height:20px"><span class="gmail-d3o3Ad gmail-gJdC8e gmail-Hkv2Pe" style="color:rgb(11,87,208);display:flex;margin:0px;background:unset"><span class="gmail-iPjmzb gmail-Sorfoc gmail-gNGSDf" style="display:flex;height:unset"><span class="gmail-z1asCe gmail-Sb7k4e" style="display:inline-block;height:18px;line-height:18px;width:18px"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><ul style="margin:10px 0px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 24px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 4px;list-style:inherit">Part of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve system, this preserve provides habitat for both the golden-cheeked warbler and the black-capped vireo</li></ul></div></div><div id="gmail-_w7C-Z7OsIv_l0PEPjbvvkQI_14" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><div class="gmail-rPeykc gmail-uP58nb" style="margin:20px 0px 10px;letter-spacing:0px"><span role="heading">Other places to see these birds:</span></div></div></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><ul style="margin:10px 0px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 24px"><li style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px 0px 0px 4px;list-style:inherit"><strong>Concordia University Texas Nature Preserve</strong>: Part of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, this preserve is home to both species<span class="gmail-pjBG2e"><span class="gmail-UV3uM" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> <div class="gmail-NPrrbc" style="margin-right:6px;display:inline-flex;vertical-align:middle"><div class="gmail-BMebGe gmail-btku5b gmail-fCrZyc gmail-LwdV0e gmail-FR7ZSc gmail-OJeuxf" aria-label="View related links" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;outline:0px"><div class="gmail-niO4u" style="display:flex;width:28px;background-color:transparent;border-radius:9999px;margin:0px auto;outline:transparent solid 1px;height:20px;min-height:20px"><div class="gmail-kHtcsd" style="display:flex;width:28px;border-radius:9999px;height:20px"><span class="gmail-d3o3Ad gmail-gJdC8e gmail-Hkv2Pe" style="color:rgb(11,87,208);display:flex;margin:0px;background:unset"><span class="gmail-iPjmzb gmail-Sorfoc gmail-gNGSDf" style="display:flex;height:unset"><span class="gmail-z1asCe gmail-Sb7k4e" style="display:inline-block;height:18px;line-height:18px;width:18px"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></span></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 4px;list-style:inherit"><strong>Kerr Wildlife Management Area</strong>: Both species use this area during breeding and nesting seasons<span class="gmail-pjBG2e"><span class="gmail-UV3uM" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> <div class="gmail-NPrrbc" style="margin-right:6px;display:inline-flex;vertical-align:middle"><div class="gmail-BMebGe gmail-btku5b gmail-fCrZyc gmail-LwdV0e gmail-FR7ZSc gmail-OJeuxf" aria-label="View related links" role="button" tabindex="0" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;outline:0px"><div class="gmail-niO4u" style="display:flex;width:28px;background-color:transparent;border-radius:9999px;margin:0px auto;outline:transparent solid 1px;height:20px;min-height:20px"><div class="gmail-kHtcsd" style="display:flex;width:28px;border-radius:9999px;height:20px"><span class="gmail-d3o3Ad gmail-gJdC8e gmail-Hkv2Pe" style="color:rgb(11,87,208);display:flex;margin:0px;background:unset"><span class="gmail-iPjmzb gmail-Sorfoc gmail-gNGSDf" style="display:flex;height:unset"><span class="gmail-z1asCe gmail-Sb7k4e" style="display:inline-block;height:18px;line-height:18px;width:18px"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></span></li></ul></div></div><div id="gmail-_w7C-Z7OsIv_l0PEPjbvvkQI_18" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"></div><div class="gmail-WaaZC" style="color:rgb(0,29,53);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div class="gmail-RJPOee gmail-EIJn2" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none;"><div class="gmail-rPeykc" style="margin:10px 0px 20px">The golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo are neotropical migrants that breed in central Texas. Their habitats have been threatened by fire suppression, overgrazing, suburban sprawl, and cedar eradication.<span class="gmail-pjBG2e"><span class="gmail-UV3uM" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM Daoud Miller via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello Tweeters,<br>
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I will be traveling to Austin, TX for several weeks next month (March), assisting family members with care. I am hoping to do some local birding (day outings) while there.<br>
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If you have favorite spots you recommend I check out, please respond to me personally at daoud_miller AT <a href="http://comcast.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">comcast.net</a> (or to the list if you want to let everyone know).<br>
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Thank you!<br>
Daoud Miller<br>
Kenmore, WA<br>
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