By: Cain S.C.R. No. 40 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, From April 20 to 24, 1995, the community of Wills 1-2 Point will celebrate its second annual Bluebird Festival; and 1-3 WHEREAS, The festival is sponsored by the Wills Point 1-4 Wilderness Society to call attention to the area's vast population 1-5 of bluebirds; this fun-filled event will feature guided bus tours 1-6 of the community's 10 bluebird trails and also offer wildlife 1-7 nature shows; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Promising a wide variety of entertainment for the 1-9 whole family, the festival will offer visitors an opportunity to 1-10 enjoy a live raptor exhibit, an exotic bird show, a fine art show, 1-11 pony rides, a petting zoo, arts and crafts shows, games, and more; 1-12 and 1-13 WHEREAS, More than 4,000 visitors attended last year's event, 1-14 and larger crowds are expected to attend this year's festival in 1-15 picturesque Van Zandt County in Northeast Texas; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The Wills Point Wilderness Society, working with the 1-17 national Bluebird Recovery Program, has coordinated outstanding 1-18 efforts to preserve the eastern bluebird, whose existence once was 1-19 threatened; its efforts to preserve the bluebird's local habitat 1-20 led to the construction and monitoring of 179 birdhouses, which is 1-21 the largest number of bluebird houses monitored by a single group 1-22 in the state; and 1-23 WHEREAS, These heroic efforts were deemed successful when the 1-24 National Audubon Society recently determined that the community has 2-1 hosted more bluebirds than any other area in Texas for the 11th 2-2 year in a row; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The efforts of Wills Point citizens to preserve the 2-4 bluebird population in Northeast Texas is truly commendable, and 2-5 its second annual Bluebird Festival is a splendid addition to our 2-6 state's roster of recreational opportunities; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-8 hereby commend the Bluebird Festival in Wills Point and also 2-9 designate the community to be the Bluebird Capital of Texas; and, 2-10 be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for the citizens of Wills Point as an expression of high 2-13 regard from the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.