More than 4,000 birds have nested in Sylvania Park. See the News account below: NBCDFW.com – Egrets Invade Fort Worth Park
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The alligators are in a restricted area and aren’t in the lake. See the news account below: NBCDFW.com – Alligators Seen Near Eagle Mountain Lake Dam
Continue Reading >>Nov 102012
Trouble with a heron rookery in Fort Worth, Texas. See the News account below: WFFA.com – Fort Worth Residents Aim to Tell Egret Invasion ‘Bye Bye Birdie’
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Homeowners powerless, birds protected by federal law. News account of a Fort Worth neighborhood’s heron and egret problem: NBCDFW – Birds Blanket Neighborhood in Droppings, Frustration
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Egrets invade a Fort Worth neighborhood. CBSDFW – Egrets Return To North Texas, Landing In Fort Worth
Continue Reading >>May 262012
News accounts of charges filed in an alligator killing case. NBCDFW – Fishermen: We Killed Alligator in Self-Defense WFFA – Charges Filed in Trinity River Alligator Murder NOTE: Let’s all try to remember that “kill it” does not always have to be your first response to a wildlife encounter.
Continue Reading >>May 162012
News account of alligator poaching on the ground of the Fort Worth Nature Center. NBCDFW – Game Wardens Investigate Gator’s Death
Continue Reading >>Mar 292012
Theresa Allen observed a Barn Owl pursued by an American Crow as the two bird flew through her yard on Saturday, March 24, 2012. The Barn Owl was being attacked by the American Crow which was engaged in the typical crow behavior of mobbing and driving off birds of prey. The pair flew in low
Continue Reading >>Feb 282012
Account of a a Snowy Owl sighting in downtown Dallas, Texas and a possible sighting in Fort Worth. audubondallas.org – Snowy Owl – Downtown Dallas audubondallas.org – Snowy Owl
Continue Reading >>Feb 192012
These beautiful and exotic looking Wood Ducks were observed at the Fort Worth Zoo. They are wild birds making use of one of the zoo’s small ponds. County – Tarrant City – Fort Worth Date – Mar 19, 2004 Time of Day – Afternoon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Overcast Habitat – Recreation-Park
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I observed about 14 young turkeys feeding at the bend of South Drive W and Rock Quarry Road. I have seen Wild Turkeys in the same wooded area before, but never this many. County – Tarrant City – Fort Worth Date – December 10, 2009 Time of Day – Afternoon Temperature – Cold (less
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