Our winter trapping effort at the RPQRR was completed recently. Over two weeks we trapped 710 individual birds, including our first ever “blob” (bobwhite x blue hybrid). Sixteen of the…
Read More
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail One of the patterns I’ve noticed over the years is that ranchers with bird dogs are more often astute quail managers. No secret really,…
We conducted our Fall helicopter survey at the RPQRR and I am happy to report some good tidings. We saw 7.0 birds per mile, the highest seen since 2017 (albeit…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Perhaps you’ve never noticed a key herbivore that may be impacting your quail habitat. They’re desert termites, and odds are, there are millions beneath…
We tip our hats this month to the Cross Timbers Chapter of Quail Coalition in Ft. Worth. Their annual banquet (held last week) grossed over $650,000. Dr. Ryan O’Shaughnessy picked…
Here at the RPQRR, we conduct our fall covey counts throughout the month of October. Last month we recorded an average of 4.0 coveys per location, which is about the…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail I’ve met some interesting characters as I’ve traveled over west Texas for the past 40 years, but none more interesting than this month’s guest:…
Once again RPQRF was blessed with generous support by Park Cities Quail Coalition! Their annual banquet raised over $2 million and RPQRF claimed its share with a check for $675,000…
Roadside Quail Count Summary (data compiled by Jon Purvis) We perform morning and evening counts eight times (4 morning, 4 afternoon) each September. This year we saw an average of…
Podcasts – Dr. Dale on Quail Predator control is always a contentious topic. Dr. Dale’s guest this month is Mr. John Palarski with Tall Timbers Research Station. Join us as…
Porcupines, blue quail, purple martins, and a hog-proof fence . . . what more could you hope for? October is going to be a busy month! We hope to see…
September 1 marks the end of our “official” nesting season at RPQRR, and despite torrid conditions over the last half of the summer, the season proved to be a record…
