). You can support Travis Audubon in a number of ways. x,:�b� Legal Action Taken to Save Tiny Texas Songbird, Travis Audubon Press Release, 8/2/17, Press Release, Texas General Land Office, 6/5/17, Your Membership contribution will make you a partner in Travis Audubon’s mission to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of native birds and their habitats. Warblers eat insects and spiders found on the leaves and bark of oaks and other trees. 0000074278 00000 n Dendroica chrysoparia The Golden-cheeked Warbler is the only bird species that breeds exclusively in Texas. Study area where golden-cheeked warbler habitat patch surveys were conducted during 2006–2008 relative to Ft. Your Membership contribution will make you a partner in Travis Audubon’s mission to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of native birds & their habitats. 119 0 obj <> endobj The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled in favor of development. 0000001132 00000 n 0000002168 00000 n This bird requires older growth forest with a denser tree canopy where they forage for a variety of insects, including caterpillars. • Air quality. Federally listed as Endangered in 1990, this tiny songbird breeds in only 32 counties in Texas and nowhere else in the world. Golden-cheeked warblers nest only in central Texas mixed Ashe-juniper and oak woodlands in ravines and canyons. G�N?$��R��ˡ��0�}������Wˊ U�f��&μD�t?�Ug�چ'x�N��G�şؿ. The groups claim that tree removal due to construction impacts the warbler’s nesting and foraging behaviors. Fish and Wildlife Service to de-list the Golden-cheeked Warbler as an endangered species. Setophaga chrysoparia This beautiful bird is a central Texas specialty, nesting nowhere else in the world. Each one helps make our mission possible. ���mKx��ӈ1U��`n^�~̳�3i��c�����&Œ����N���H�o.�{���Hm��%�v%�y�����G�Q��f�?H�/��\�}�NѰ��h:�Oh%rp|�b�Ewk�T��/.����~kW�thM��}u,�/;��u2W�^�%�aJ~��g/?�߂a�eQ� �V��ʟ�`��m�B�KD��G�e�Ѵ�����c�>�1f���;[1~.�����Tv��D�9�_�/ }41�_�v+�3''3�_q�c Listed as endangered in 1990, the warbler has gained fame in Austin as one of the eight endangered species protected by the first major urban habitat plan in the country—the Balcones … 0000004359 00000 n Fish and Wildlife Service found that, “Due to ongoing, widespread destruction of its habitat, the species continues to be in danger of extinction throughout its range.” Travis Audubon stands by the Service’s decision to uphold the listing of the Golden-cheeked Warbler. August 1, 2017: Travis Audubon Society, the Texas Ornithological Society, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Defenders of Wildlife filed a motion to intervene into the suit to oppose the effort to delist the Golden-cheeked Warbler. The golden-cheeked warbler is a small bird with a big reputation. Within suitable nesting habitat, male Golden-cheeked Warblers occupy an area, called a ter- ritory, which is vigorously defended against all other male Golden-cheeked Warblers. While at Baker Sanctuary you will see mature oak and native Ashe Juniper trees – commonly called Cedar – that provide the breeding habitat needed for the Golden-cheeked Warbler’s survival. The waterthrush at waters edge and down on the ground, the Black-and-white on the bark of trunks and big branches, the Golden-cheeked gleans foilage at the tips of branches and the Yellow-throated loves bigger branches and ball moss. Click here to find out how you can help. Volunteers are the backbone of Travis Audubon. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin is the capital of Texas and home of the University of Texas. Stephenson surveyed 20 of the field guides on his bookshelves. Recovering species is difficult work and takes time. Their breeding range is located solely in … Our volunteer opportunities are as exciting as they are diverse. Click here to find out how! Add your voice to ours, sign the petition to save the golden-cheeked warbler, and together we can make a profound difference. Recent Media Coverage . Published estimates of territory size range from 2 acres (0.81 ha) per pair (Pulich 1962) to 6.3 acres (2.55 ha) per pair (Pulich 1976), with rate of occurrence being one Two endangered birds, the golden-cheeked warbler and the black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapillus), are often associated with Ashe juniper woodlands. Protecting Golden-cheek Warbler habitat also protects critical drainage and recharge zones for the Edwards Aquifer. 1 of 6 Opponents of Kinder Morgan's Permian Highway Pipeline are threatening to file a lawsuit over habitat for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler in the Texas Hill Country. • Recreational income. Please join me in asking the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to stand firm and keep the golden-cheeked warbler on the Endangered Species list. Golden-cheeked warblers eat only insects, including caterpillars, spiders, and beetles typically found on foliage (Pulich 1976, p. 113; Oberholser 1974, p. 751). The sweet call of the rare Golden-cheeked Warbler can be heard from within its breeding range in the juniper-oak woodlands of central Texas. own, manage, and create Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat on private lands (Campbell 1995). The juniper-oak woodlands serve as air filters for the area and reduce carbon dioxide while increasing oxygen content. 1990). As the breeding season draws to a close in July, the warblers prepare to journey south to their wintering grounds in the pine forests of southern Mexico and Central America, returning again to Texas each March. The distinctive Golden-cheeked Warbler, also known as the “Gold Finch of Texas,” is a specialty of that state, nesting nowhere else in the world. A lawsuit to remove the golden-cheeked warbler from the federal endangered species list was rejected by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks on Feb. 6, preserving the bird’s current status. The golden-cheeked warbler (hereafter, warbler) is a mi-gratory songbird that nests exclusively in Texas. 0000001216 00000 n Found nesting nowhere else in the world except the oak-juniper woodlands of Central Texas is the golden-cheeked warbler. They use long strips of cedar bark and spider webs to build their nests. The golden-cheeked warbler is an endangered warbler species that migrates from eastern Mexico to Texas to breed. 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