05-07-2022 20:49 via kxan.com

Migratory birds die, babies fall from trees after fireworks show in Taylor

TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — Some residents in Taylor are pushing the city to move its annual firework display in Murphy Park after a number of egrets were killed during this year's Fourth of July show.Residents who spoke to KXAN said the birds scattered after the fireworks went off, and some of them flew into nearby powerlines.
Dead birds could be seen in the road near the island, as well as in the trees where the birds nest.
"The Taylor Police Department reports that at 9:16 p.m., when th
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