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For over a decade, the Ruiz Branch Library in East Austin has been visited by a group of American crows. Staff members think they're trying to make friends.
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Travis Audubon is hosting Purple Martin Parties, where North America’s largest swallow treats the community to a spectacular show.
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The severe winter weather that damaged trees earlier this year could have left less space for hawks to build nests.
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Texas bird enthusiasts are reporting fewer birds even at their backyard feeders. It mirrors a trend of bird decline across the globe.
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Local birders are recording the flight calls of the millions of birds that fly through the Houston area during spring migration.
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State and federal agencies have confirmed Texas’ first case of a “highly pathogenic” avian influenza, but commercial egg and poultry operations have so far avoided outbreaks and widespread losses seen in other regions.
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Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months.
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For two years, researchers at the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve have been recording the preserve to see how human noise influences the natural world.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recognized Dripping Springs as a Bird City Texas Community. The designation has been awarded to only seven other cities in the state and recognizes the city's efforts to protect and celebrate its fluffy-winged neighbors.
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According to the federal wildlife agency, this newly acquired land is a major stopover area for migratory birds. It will now be added to a nearly 70,000-acre wildlife refuge.