 Oh, I just love watching these birds. Huh. Oh, hello, everyone. I'm Alicia Anderson, and welcome to the Fort Report. Migratory birds are coming through Texas, and although they are fascinating creatures to watch, they can also cause quite a few problems. They can be pretty foul at times, not very pheasant. You should prepare for them so that you don't regret anything. Get it? So you don't like bird puns. Well, I thought it was funny. In fact, I think I'm going to tweet it. They will literally take over a tree if you don't scare them away. They can build dozens of nests in one single tree, and you can imagine when they start having their babies and they stay for all summer long, the amount of poop on your yard, it covers your mailbox, it covers your driveway, it covers everything. Now is a great time for you to prevent egress and other migratory birds from nesting in your neighborhood. So the thing to do now is to check your trees, see if you have any old nests, because they will come back to an old nest. Clear out those sticks, get ready, trim your trees, and try to prevent the birds from finding your neighborhood and your yard and attractive habitat. Once the birds build the nests and lay an egg, you can not touch the birds because they are protected by an international treaty. The number one thing that you can do to help prevent egress nesting is to trim your trees. The birds like a dense canopy with very little light showing through. So if you can lighten up your trees, you don't have to butcher them, trim your trees, don't let the trees touch. They like it when they're like this and they can walk across them. It's a job you have to do with your neighbors. Everyone has to work at the same time to do it. If you don't have an active neighborhood association, please give the city a call. For more information about egress, visit the city website or contact the community engagement office. Here's a look at other events happening in and around Fort Worth in the next few weeks. For a listing of more events and city meetings, you always can check the calendar at the city's website.