Category: wildlife

Harbor Oaks Rockport Fish Kill

Harbor Oaks Fish Kill Clean-up update

Tuesday March 2nd was the first day of the dead fish removal from the recent fish kill.  Crews removed more than 8000 lbs of dead fish on Tuesday alone. Meanwhile Kris 6 News reported on the potential impacts to the local fish populations. Dr. Larry McKinney, the Director of Gulf Strategies at the Harte Institute…
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Fish Kill from Winter Storm URI

Fish Kill Impacts Harbor Oaks Property Owners

The recent frigid temperatures have taken a toll for Harbor Oaks property owners on many levels. The most recent issue is the hundreds of thousand of dead fish that have appeared in our canals, bulkheads, boat slips and boat ramps. The stench is overwhelming, and at some point could become a health concern. The current…
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south texas dove season dog

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This article was sourced from Texas Dove Hunters’ Magazine For Janie and me, it was the long awaited opening of the Texas, South Zone, dove season.  The North and Central zones having begun roughly three weeks earlier, had left us “chomping at the bit” to begin our season. Those of us south of a line…
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winter fishing in rockport

Winter fishing in Rockport

Winter fishing in Rockport. Fishing the super low tides has been awesome. The number of boats have been down. For these meat haul trips fish holes on the edge of big flats where the fish have to retreat to when the tide level falls. Unlike summer months when the water is hot; Redfish and Drum…
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hummerbird festival 2019

Hummerbird Festival 2019 was a big success!

Hummerbird Festival was a success! As you’ll see in the article linked below, people really did flock to Rockport-Fulton this past weekend for the Hummerbird Festival!  The weather turned out to be great, such a blessing since the last 2 years this event has faced hurricanes and flooding.  How have the hummingbird numbers been at…
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coyotes in harbor oaks

Neighborhood Alert: Coyotes in Harbor Oaks

A report was sent in from resident Ben Jones, he has observed multiple signs of large canine wild diet scat. It appears this may be from a Coyote or Coyotes. His yard is near the Harbor Oaks Boat ramp. He also spotted a Coyote near Bellinos Restaurant a few months ago. If you have small…
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Gray fox in rockport

Fox Spotted On Encina Drive

This message was sent in from Bethlyn on Encina Drive: We live on Encina Drive. Lately we have had a large fox visiting and/or passing through. We have seen him/her several nights.  We are glad to see the wildlife coming around again.  Thank you to Bethlyn for sending in these images! If you see any…
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