Description: Morning light filters through the riparian woodland along the Blanco River at Halifax Ranch in Kyle, Texas — 8:04 AM, April 23, 2025. Day 1 of the annual Breeding Bird Survey on the river’s south bank; what had been the easternmost portion of the former Morton Ranch. Conducted in the company of landowner William T. ‘Bill’ Johnson and Wildlife Biologist Danielle Belleny of Plateau Land & Wildlife Management.
