Quail populations in Texas have decreased by nearly 5%annually, according to estimates from wildlife biologists. In some regions like the Pineywoods of East Texas in Angelina National Forest, that ...

One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low “Bob” ...

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 ...

Quill mites, belonging to the family Syringophilidae, are obligate ectoparasites that permanently occupy the quills of bird feathers. These mites have coevolved with their avian hosts over millions of ...

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 ...

Japanese quail are just one species within the Coturnix genus. From an aesthetic perspective, Coturnix quail come in a wide range of beautiful colors and patterns, from white to speckled brown, golden ...

This story, “They Call Him Mr. Bob,” appeared in the January 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Dempsey Cape and I were feeling for solid footing on a brushy hillside that angled into the swamp woods where ...

After vanishing from Pennsylvania several decades ago, the unique sounds and sights of wild northern bobwhite quail will soon return to the landscape. The Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with a ...

Northern bobwhite quail, the focus of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s latest effort to try to bring back a native wildlife species that, sadly, has disappeared from the state’s landscape, has ...

Poultry farming isn’t for everyone, but Oliver Books hasn’t quailed from the endeavor despite living in a city. Over the past five months, Books has raised about 70 Coturnix quail. The petite fowl, ...