Travis Audubon Society
3710 Cedar St.,Box 5
Austin, Texas 78704
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
3710 Cedar St.,Box 5
Austin, Texas 78704
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
Chaetura Canyon
Located in a subdivision that was platted in the early 1970s long
before the term “Green Belt” was coined, this deep cleft drains into
the Colorado River just below Mansfield Dam and is home to more
than 30 nesting avian species. In all more than 150
species of resident and migratory birds have been documented.
The majority of the approximately 15 acres has been owned and
managed by private landowners since 1971. In December 2006,
Georgean and Paul Kyle donated their 8 acre portion of the canyon
and their home to Travis Audubon Society while retaining a life
estate, creating the Travis Audubon Chaetura Canyon Bird Sanctuary.
Chaetura Canyon is world renowned for research and conservation
of Chimney Swifts. Sixteen Chimney Swift Towers dot the property,
including a large roost that regularly hosts hundreds of Chimney
Swifts from spring until fall. Periodic workshops are held for TAS
members on topics from nest box building to habitat management
for small property owners. Now that Travis Audubon Society owns
the property, it will be protected and maintained as a bird sanctuary
in perpetuity.
We are fortunate that Paul and Georgean Kyle remain as the
stewards of Chaetura Canyon. Under their stewardship the beauty
and perfection of Chaetura Canyon will be preserved.
Located in a subdivision that was platted in the early 1970s long
before the term “Green Belt” was coined, this deep cleft drains into
the Colorado River just below Mansfield Dam and is home to more
than 30 nesting avian species. In all more than 150
species of resident and migratory birds have been documented.
The majority of the approximately 15 acres has been owned and
managed by private landowners since 1971. In December 2006,
Georgean and Paul Kyle donated their 8 acre portion of the canyon
and their home to Travis Audubon Society while retaining a life
estate, creating the Travis Audubon Chaetura Canyon Bird Sanctuary.
Chaetura Canyon is world renowned for research and conservation
of Chimney Swifts. Sixteen Chimney Swift Towers dot the property,
including a large roost that regularly hosts hundreds of Chimney
Swifts from spring until fall. Periodic workshops are held for TAS
members on topics from nest box building to habitat management
for small property owners. Now that Travis Audubon Society owns
the property, it will be protected and maintained as a bird sanctuary
in perpetuity.
We are fortunate that Paul and Georgean Kyle remain as the
stewards of Chaetura Canyon. Under their stewardship the beauty
and perfection of Chaetura Canyon will be preserved.
Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary
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| CHAETURA CANYON SANCTUARY EVENTS Click on the Swift: |
Original chimney swift artwork
by Georgean Kyle
by Georgean Kyle
| Click on the lizard for the Chaetura Canyon Annual Report |