May 31st...

The day had started off as a good day...

Channel 5 did a live report from our street first thing in the morning. The poor girl was out front when all the birds were waking up and with the lovely (sarcasm) smell. The first thing she said was "I don't know who I made mad in the new room to get this assignment". We were rolling...

Linda Tschirhart who was one of the contributors to the TPW pamphlet on Nuisance Heronries called me back. She had advised me when they leave in the fall to trim the canopies and remove old nest. She also said it will not only take the citizens it will also take the fire and police. This is due to the noise we will have to generate to ensure they do not roost again in our neighborhood.

I told her the City was afraid to wash the street because if a bird falls out of the nest they would be fined. I advised her Carrollton has had dealings with the birds before they cost the considerably. She said the City can clean the streets and they would not be fined for the birds that feel out of the nest. This is because the City's intention is to clean the street not to harm the birds. This was great news!

I spoke to Landon Bell from Burt Solomons office too. I advised him the law needs to be amended so that Cities are not afraid to act and help their citizens. The people are the one's paying taxes not the birds! He advised me to call Kenny Marchmant's local office as a starting place. He told me to call him back and let him know what was happening. Once again hopeful...

I then received a call back from Adam Henry from TPWS office. He advised me again of what can be done in the fall when they leave. He also said in Feb/Mar when they start to return it will be a neighborhood effort to run them off. Not only will the adults return but their babies as well!! I advised him about the City being afraid to clean due to being fined for falling birds (Scott Hudson's own words!) and he said that it was untrue. If it is not the intention to harm then their is no fine. I also told him about the concern for the nitrates going into the storm system and then the lake. He said it does that when it rains. Thank you...is that not what we told them?? He said he was going to call Scott Hudson directly and discuss the birds with him. Still hopeful..

Channel 33 and 39 showed up to do stories about the plight on our street...still hopeful

And then...I then see a email from Bing Burton which says that epidemiologist, Juan Rodriguez does not think that our street is a public health hazard! Really!!! What part of dead fish, bird eggs, dead birds and extreme amounts of bird droppings are not a health hazard? One of my neighbor's was ill from being outside to long yesterday talking to the news. In a article the Mayor referenced a house had to be abandoned due to Egret's being on the roof. There was also a business that had to close. I have also spoken to Endocronologiest, Microbiologist and a family member who works at the EPA who all told me "avoid the crap at all cost". If Juan and Bing think it is safe why don't they rent the house across the street? Have a BBQ and let the kids play in the front yard. What a load of CRAP...Bird Crap!