'Super Bowl for birders': People competing to see rare bird in Texas
On Monday, Dania Sanchez, who was Texas' top birder for 2024, had her turn to catch a glimpse of the rare avian visitor. "I ...
RFK Jr. Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Farms. Meanwhile the Pandemic Response Office Is Down to 1 Staffer
Amid a worsening avian flu crisis, staffers have not been hired for the federal agency in charge of pandemic response.
Local backyard poultry farmers raise concerns amid nationwide bird flu outbreak
If there is high suspicion for bird flu, the Texas Animal Health Commission will send a foreign analysis diagnostician to ...
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Tips to prevent barn swallow nests this spring
Amid barn swallow migration, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert provides tips on preventing nesting while adhering to federal law.
Follow these tips if you want hummingbirds to stop at your garden or feeder this spring
Each year, hummingbirds migrate through Texas from March through late May. Data from Hummingbird Central shows the tiny birds mostly linger around Central Texas, near Austin and San Antonio, and ...
Opinion
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TEXAS VIEW: Bird flu affects egg supplies; will public accept vaccinated chickens to bring prices down?
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
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Amid egg shortage in Texas, are backyard chicken eggs safe to eat during bird flu outbreak?
Austin Public Health and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. There are a lot of things that are not certain, but the health commission gave us this guidance. Backyard birds "are just as ...