Sunset Valley’s Avian Neighbors

Sunset Valley has a variety of natural habitats, including open park land, forested areas, and native prairie. This diversity makes the area attractive to many species of birds. In this presentation, Shelia Hargis will talk about some of the birds that call Sunset Valley home. You’ll learn how to identify these species, where you are likely to see these species in the area and some information about their behavior. When the presentation is over, attendees will have a good foundation for birding the natural areas in Sunset Valley in the spring and summer and will also have an appreciation for the amazing lives of the birds that are our neighbors.

Date: April 2, 2025

Location: City Hall

Time: 6:30-7:30 pm

Shelia Hargis has been birding for over 25 years and lives and breathes birds! Luckily, she recently retired and can now spend nearly all of her waking hour's birding, learning about birds, and talking about birds with others. Within the last few years, she has become very interested in watching bird behavior to better understand how birds live their lives. Shelia gives presentations on a variety of bird topics, teaches classes, surveys birds for the City of Austin and the North American Breeding Bird Survey, participates in numerous Christmas Bird Counts each year, and leads birding field trips. She is Past President of both Travis Audubon and Texas Ornithological Society and is still very active with both of those organizations. She is also a Capital Area Master Naturalist, Class of 2022.