That's the way the prairie chickens are down in Texas

Falfurrias/San Antonio Texas

Atwater prairie chicken preserve

Columbus Texas

22-March-2016

We rode from the border up toward San Antonio looking for the spring wildflower bloom.

We found it about 30 miles southeast of the Alamo then pointed the gunship east.

We landed west of Houston in Columbus Texas, home of the Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve.

The Attwater Prairie Chick (APC) is one of the most endangered birds in the US. Only a couple hundred exist and 99% of the wild ones live on the preserve. 

Many reasons exist for the decline of population including habitat loss, etc. Based on the number of Hawks and Falcons flying around the preserve I'm guessing the APC is one tasty bird. The Hawks were everywhere just waiting for one of those chickens to stick their heads up. 

In spite of the hard work going on there , I'm not hopeful for the species.

We did not see an APC during our visit but we did have a nice visit and walk.