Results of Bird walk on Nov. 16, 2019

Hi, autumn birders! Seven of us met at Govalle Park on the beautiful Walnut Creek bike path. We traveled about two miles on a clear and perfect autumn day in Austin. The sky was blue, yellow leaves were falling, Red-shouldered Hawks were calling and flying overhead. We saw all of my favorite Austin birds, including two kinds of hawks, two kinds of vultures, two kinds of doves, two kinds of woodpeckers, and two kinds of sparrows. Cool, huh?

In all, we saw 21 species and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Question: why do the Cardinals look brighter red and the Blue Jays brighter blue this time of year?

The next bird walk is Saturday, Dec. 14 at beautiful Berry Springs Park in Georgetown at 8:00. Please join us!

Questions or comments, contact me at info@birdability.com. Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Virginia

P.S. Four of the original seven took off before we could capture them in a photo!
Virginia Rose

Virginia fell off a horse at the age of 14 which resulted in a spinal cord injury. A wheelchair user ever since, she began birding 17 years ago and discovered her best self in nature. She has led bird outings for Travis Audubon for seven years, and leads the accessible outings for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival each year.

As a retired high school English teacher, she is passionate about bringing the same joy of birding and nature to others who have mobility or other accessibility challenges. Her infectious positive attitude is the force behind Birdability.

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Bird walk on Saturday Dec. 14, Berry Springs Park in Georgetown

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