Avian Management Webinar

This webinar included presentations from Rachel Richter, Urban Wildlife Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, Adam Henry, Wildlife Damage Management Biologist with the US Department of Agriculture - Texas Wildlife Services, and Yvette Stewart, Community Outreach Coordinator for Bird City Texas/Audubon Texas. 

Rachel Richter presented information on how to discourage feeding ducks and managing nuisance rookeries. Adam Henry presented an overview of black vulture roosts and issues associated with Canadian geese. Yvette Stewart presented information on the Bird City Texas program, including information on how this program can benefit water quality. 

• Avian Management Webinar - NCTCOG
• Avian Management Webinar Recording
• Negative Impacts of Feeding Waterfowl - Rachel Richter, Texas Parks & Wildlife
  • Please Don't Feed the Ducks - Tips from A Wildlife Biologist Video
• Nuisance Rookery Management - Rachel Richter, Texas Parks & Wildlife
  • Urban Egret and Heron Rookeries - A Guide for Municipalities Video
  • Egret Rookeries - When Nesting Birds Become a Problem Handout
• Urban Geese and Black Vulture Roosts - Adam Henry, US Department of Agriculture - Texas Wildlife Services
• Bird City Certification - Yvette Stewart, Bird City Texas/Audubon Texas
  • How to Apply to Bird City Texas
  • Bird City Texas Application Criteria
  • Why the Sounds of Nature are So Good for Health and Well-Being Article