Rancho Cardinalis is located in the Texas Hill Country outside the village of Center Point that rests on the Guadalupe River. We acquired the ranch in 2005, built temporary living quarters in 2006 and our home in 2009. Our ranch is managed under a State wildlife plan. The focus is on Near-Artic and Neo-Tropical migratory & breeding Hill County birds. We also manage for small mammals and butterflies. The ranch is named after our most abundant bird – Northern Cardinal - cardinalis
Texas Forest Stewardship award
In 2007 we received a Texas Forest Stewardship award. L-R; Susan Sander, Sherry Collins, Clay Bales, Tom Collins
Monday, March 25, 2013
Trapping Brown-headed Cowbirds
Upon returning from Thailand, one of my first ranch duties was to get the Brown-headed Cowbird trap ready to receive some decoy birds.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Home from Thailand
Sherry and I are recently home from a month long birding trip to Thailand - Highlight was seeing Spoon-billed Sandpipers (3) - Some estimates say that fewer than 200 remain and this species may become extinct in 5 to 10 years.
The other key trip birds were the Gurney's Pitta and Nicabar Pigeon.
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| The Nicabar Pigeon is fewer than a couple of dozen and are endemic to this island off of Thailand. |
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| Gurney's Pitta once thought to be extinct. |
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