Sunday, April 21, 7:30 AM -  11:00 AM
$35 per person, max. 25 people

Join Callen Inman and Cheryl McGrath for an adventure into UT’s Brackenridge Field Laboratory (BFL). Hugging the shores of Lake Austin, BFL is an 82-acre oasis of prime habitat for a wide variety of migrant and resident birds. BFL is in many ways a microcosm of central Texas. It contains upland juniper-oak woodlands, scrubby chaparral, meadows blanketed with wildflowers, several artificial and natural wetlands, and an extensive riparian woodland dominated by towering pecans. On a typical April morning, numerous songbird species can be found foraging in the riparian woodlands, which provide great stopover habitat for migrant Nashville, Black-and-white, and Black-throated Green Warblers and breeding habitat for Great Crested Flycatcher, Summer Tanager, Northern Parula, and Red-eyed Vireo. Throughout the property, dense tangles of mustang grape and catbrier are filled with migrants like Gray Catbird and Yellow-breasted Chat as well as a large number of breeding White-eyed Vireo and Northern Cardinal. Egrets, herons, ducks, and coots can be seen along the lakeshore. A morning of birding at BFL in late April usually yields between 40 and 50 species.

Special instructions: BFL is located at 2907 Lake Austin Blvd, just west of the intersection with Exposition Blvd and the new HEB (see map below). A UT parking permit is generally required for the BFL parking lot, but a temporary permit can be obtained by scanning the QR code located on the front door of the main building. Restrooms are located in the breezeway attached to the main building.

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Birdathon is Travis Audubon’s most entertaining way to engage in our mission to protect native birds! Teams of birders compete to see as many birds during one trip as possible. All registration fees and team donations benefit Travis Audubon. All skill levels are welcome to join a trip, start a team, or compete as an individual.