Meet the Songbirds of Austin

Texans and tourists alike may hear the calls of black-and-white warblers , painted buntings , canyon wrens , Nashville warblers or rufous-crowned sparrows when visiting Austin. And, if lucky, they may hear them altogether in a chorus of birdsong. But Austinites may have their ear-tuned into the two special songbirds endemic to their city: the golden-cheeked warblers and black-capped vireos .

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While these two birds are unique to Austin, they are not year-round residents. Golden-cheeked warblers arrive in early-to-mid-March to breed in the area’s Ash-juniper trees.…