One thing I like about California is our choice of official state bird: the California quail. Most sports teams and schools pick rather fierce and aggressive animals for the mascots. The United States ...

Q: I live near a park that is frequented by quail, and I love watching them on my morning walks. What plants can I put in my own yard to encourage quail to visit my property? A: Quail certainly are ...

Q:The area in front of our Orinda house is a south-facing hillside, currently planted in juniper. But the juniper is dying (from old age, we think) and we are trying to figure out what to replant it ...

Stop the music. The closest thing to a partridge in a pear tree around here is a quail. It will just have to do as our December bird, and it’s a delightful, although not related, substitute.

It’s a startling phenomenon: you’re walking along a trail in Orange County’s coastal sage scrub when there’s a sudden burst of noise and feathers. You’ve just flushed a covey of California quail.

No offense to my friends and family, but some of the best visitors I’ve had in my garden recently have had wings, not arms. This time of year, birds seem to arrive in droves — some to nip off seedpods ...

A new group of Californians is moving to Texas to help the environment and economy. A group of researchers at Texas A&M Commerce are introducing the California valley quail to Texas to help the ...

The swan song of San Francisco's last known remaining California quail is a sad one. Three lilting notes – chi-ca-go – cries the adult male from his perch in Golden Gate Park. There is no response but ...

In 2006, I arrived at Teller Wildlife Refuge and began planning various habitat projects that would benefit a host of wildlife species. While the projects were intended to benefit Montana’s native ...