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February 14, 2013
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Double-crested Cormorant – River Roost

There is a massive Double-crested Cormorant roost on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Carrollton, Texas. Every evening hundreds of cormorants gather at […]

February 13, 2013
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Raptor Release

Dateline – February 3, 2013 Wildlife rehabilitation is a labor of love for which the rewards are not always tangible. Heroic efforts are often required […]

February 12, 2013
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Bald Eagle – Nest Tower Update 1

NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ First | << Prev | Next >> ] I stopped by this far […]

February 12, 2013
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Snow Goose – By the Hundreds

On Sunday afternoon, during a lull in a photography session, I took a quick break to have a look around. I thought it might be […]

February 12, 2013
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River Otter – Field and Stream

We had an interesting River Otter sighting this past weekend. Like most I have experienced, this one was fleeting, with little chance for quality photographs […]

February 11, 2013
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Great Blue Heron – Dinnertime

Many Great Blue Herons have been through the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins, Texas. The birds come into the center injured or orphaned, and […]

February 10, 2013
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Greater Yellowlegs – Wader

A Greater Yellowlegs wading through the water at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date […]

February 9, 2013
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Bonaparte’s Gull – Clear Blue Sky

Bonaparte’s Gulls flying high over the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 3, […]

February 8, 2013
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Great Horned Owl – VCDB Nest

Across a swamp, high in a tree, and nestled in the middle of a Great Blue Heron rookery is a nest that is a little […]

February 8, 2013
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Western Chorus Frog – A Rare Find

This report comes to us from Grant Shepard. He found this Western Chorus Frog under some carpeting deep in the forest at Oak Point Preserve […]

February 7, 2013
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Hiking the Elm Fork

Dateline – February 2, 2013 On Google Maps the lands north of Lewisville Lake all the way up to Lake Ray Roberts appears to be […]

February 6, 2013
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Bald Eagle – Nest Tower

NOTE: This post is part of a continuing series of observations: [ Next >> ] Full disclosure… This observation actually took place a few hundred […]

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December 28, 2025, 9:48 am
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Apparent: 70°F
Pressure: 1009 mb
Humidity: 79%
Winds: 2 mph SSW
Windgusts: 11 mph
Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset: 5:29 pm
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Share Your Interest

North Central Texas Wildlife

Would you like to share your own Dallas/Fort Worth area urban wildlife observations? We recommend joining the North Central Texas Wildlife Facebook Group. Fun and spontaneous, there are lot's of wonderful wildlife observations and excellent photographs posted to this group everyday. I know the other members would love to see what you have to contribute as well!

Click here to give them a visit!

Local Forcast

DFW Metropolitan Area
December 28, 2025, 9:48 am
Partly cloudy
SSW
Partly cloudy
72°F
2 mph
Apparent: 70°F
Pressure: 1009 mb
Humidity: 79%
Winds: 2 mph SSW
Windgusts: 11 mph
Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset: 5:29 pm
© 2025 Powered by Open-Meteo
Forecast
December 28, 2025
Day
Cloudy
WNW
Overcast
82°F
Winds: 7 mph WNW
Windgusts: 11 mph
 
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