{"id":2165209,"date":"2022-09-25T09:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T07:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2165209"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:12:44","slug":"bird-city-not-so-bird-friendly-the-assault-on-birds-in-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/bird-city-not-so-bird-friendly-the-assault-on-birds-in-san-antonio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird City not so bird friendly- the assault on birds in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The resolution to recognize Migratory Bird Day based on local efforts to achieve \u201cBird City Texas\u201d designation was approved by San Antonio City Council and passed in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution states that \u201cMigratory birds face great perils in their annual hemispheric journeys, and the chiming in of local communities to promote awareness can go a long way in protecting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"To Save Our Central Park - Historic Brackenridge Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VlJE6W-6cdI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Little Blue Herons listed in 2021 as a Species of High Concern by the Fish &amp; Wildlife Service, Texas Protected Species-Tricolored Heron and SGCN Snowy Egret migrate from the Gulf of Mexico Coastline, Mexico, Central &amp; South America to nest throughout North America.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Parks and Wildlife and Audubon program called <a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/wildlife\/birding\/bird-city-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Bird City Texas \u2014 Texas Parks &amp; Wildlife Department<\/a>, is a community-focused certification program that was created to help people protect birds and their habitats where we live, work, and recreate.<\/p>\n<p>The criteria required to attain certification are designed to be impactful and efficient against habitat loss and other harmful factors impacting birds.<\/p>\n<p>Migratory Egrets and Herons make their way to nest in San Antonio every spring.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2165207\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2165207\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Tricolored Herons\" width=\"750\" height=\"579\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Tricolored Herons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People that know me call me the Birdlady. I work with the Migratory Birds as a trained rescue volunteer, photographer, and author. I have observed and documented their nesting at Brackenridge Park for the last five years, focusing on Species of Greatest Conservation Need(SGCN) listed on TPWD: Texas Conservation Action Plan part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishwildlife.org\/afwa-informs\/state-wildlife-action-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">State Wildlife Action Plans :: Association of Fish &amp; Wildlife Agencies (fishwildlife.org)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In July of 2021, unbeknownst to the public, the City of San Antonio hired the USDA\u2019s Wildlife Services to \u201crelocate\u201d the Migratory Birds citywide, along with other species of wildlife.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2165205\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 747px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"wp-image-2165205 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-13-9-20-31-PM.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"USDA Wildlife Service shooting blank 22 handgun and shooting pyrotechnic explosives\" width=\"737\" height=\"579\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">USDA Wildlife Service shooting blank 22 handgun and shooting pyrotechnic explosives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The USDA APHIS department is known for using <a href=\"https:\/\/ladyfreethinker.org\/sign-ban-deadly-cyanide-bombs-that-poison-and-kill-innocent-wild-animals-and-pets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">lethal methods<\/a> to \u201cmanage\u201d wildlife populations according to a study by researcher Sahana Ramdas. He reported that a large part of the problem is that regulatory agencies continue to buy into outdated and data-disproved myths that hunting helps <a href=\"https:\/\/ladyfreethinker.org\/guns-wolves-hunting-culture-plundered-americas-last-wild-frontier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">reduce conflicts<\/a>\u00a0between humans and wild animals or that lethal methods are \u201chumane.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/ladyfreethinker.org\/new-research-shows-millions-of-inhumane-deaths-for-wildlife-from-official-management-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">US Government&#8217;s Wildlife &#8216;Management&#8217; is Inflicting Slow, Painful Death on Animals (ladyfreethinker.org)<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2165206\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2165206\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snowy-Egret-Strolling--scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Snowy Egret Strolling\" width=\"750\" height=\"1048\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Snowy Egret Strolling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2022 has by far been the worst for the Egrets, Herons, and Cormorants here in San Antonio. For those of us who watched the birds as they built their nests, sat on eggs for almost a month, and raised their young, we would be left with symptoms of PTSD and questions as to why this bird city is not so bird friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Local Audubon opted to stay quiet, suggesting the birds could be relocated elsewhere after decades of nesting along this 14.03 acre Riverine habitat classified as R2UBH in the<a href=\"https:\/\/fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov\/wetlands\/apps\/wetlands-mapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"> National Wetlands Inventory (usgs.gov)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2165204\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2165204\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Little-Blue-Herons-Brackenridge-park-2020-Alesia-Garlock-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Little Blue Herons\" width=\"750\" height=\"687\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Little Blue Herons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The violence in Historic Brackenridge Park included city workers banging 2&#215;4 wood boards together and the USDA\u2019s Wildlife Services using lasers, explosive cartridges shot out of a blank handgun directed at the birds.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of early morning shotgun blasts confirmed the purpose of a FWS depredation Permit. While Assistant City Parks Manager Bill Pennell stated on several occasions that the birds would be relocated \u201chumanely and non-lethally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"San Antonio's Non Lethal Approach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-sr5H3yo_8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The SGCN species nest alongside Cattle Egrets that make up most of the birds and are not liked because of their droppings.<\/p>\n<p>The city has proposed demolition of nesting trees to \u201cprevent rookeries from forming.\u201d Oak Trees that are keystone species to the ecosystem, many over 100 years old face demolition and are invaluable for their ecological value.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2165210\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"wp-image-2165210 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-Jun-08-11-20-10-AM-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Brackenridge park Heritage Trees proposed for demolition to prevent the birds from nesting\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Brackenridge park Heritage Trees proposed for demolition to prevent the birds from nesting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We must ask, what happened to the City of San Antonio promoting migratory bird conservation and fostering appreciation for the hundreds of species that travel through our community annually?<\/p>\n<p>How can this Bird City be not so Bird friendly?\u00a0A NEPA we would later learn was published in the Austin Statesman, bypassing public disclosure in San Antonio along with a Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. What is the National Environmental Policy Act? | US EPA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2165202\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2165202\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/friends-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Egret chick rescued\" width=\"750\" height=\"1015\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Egret chick rescued<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>This article was written by Alesia Garlock. Lead Image: Hybrid Snowy Egret\/Little Blue identified by audubon member &#8211; Photo by Alesia Garlock.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Citations:<\/h2>\n<p>On at-risk fauna and flora, the study asserts that human activities \u201cthreaten more species now than ever before\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2019\/05\/1037941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2019\/05\/1037941&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664172411588000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05ZhmEqQG-O052tUmDyXFF\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">World is \u2018on notice\u2019 as major UN report shows one million species face extinction | | UN News<\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 1px solid white;\" \/>\n<h2>What you can do<\/h2>\n<p>Support \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/your-support-is-needed\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Fighting for Wildlife<\/a>\u2019 by donating as little as $1 &#8211; It only takes a minute. 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When making a donation you can designate for which type of initiative it should be used &#8211; wildlife, oceans, forests or climate.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resolution to recognize Migratory Bird Day based on local efforts to achieve \u201cBird City Texas\u201d designation was approved by San Antonio City Council and passed in December 2020. The resolution states that \u201cMigratory birds face great perils in their annual hemispheric journeys, and the chiming in of local communities to promote awareness can go [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3103,"featured_media":2200394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tricolored-Herons-Brackenridge-Park-2022-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Bird City not so bird friendly- the assault on birds in San Antonio","footnotes":""},"categories":[6984,5],"tags":[2418,1634,7803,1666,7823,1691,1116,9880,3609],"class_list":["post-2165209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-wildlife","tag-audubon","tag-cattle-egret","tag-herons","tag-little-blue-heron","tag-migratory-birds","tag-snowy-egret","tag-tricolored-heron","tag-usda","tag-wildlife-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}