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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Average wt. 6 1/4 oz (177 g); Average length (bill to tail) 9 1/2"-11" (24-28 cm); Wing span 12" (30.5 cm). The jaunty California Quail has a round body and a plume on its head. The black plume has a ...

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 ...

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.

DEAR JOAN: I just saw a television program that said that turkeys displace quail and blue jays. I don’t understand how they could do this, particularly jays since they nest high up in trees. I have ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We quantified habitat use, nest site selection, and home range sizes of female California quail (Callipepla californica) during the breeding ...