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 ...

“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me …” 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 ...

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.

The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a game bird with a small head and bill and a distinctive, curled black head plume in both sexes. Its wings are short and very broad and tail is ...

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 ...

A rescued California quail named Top Knot is becoming a standout with crowds at Turtle Bay’s Walk on the Wild Side animal ...

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 ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

This is one of my favorite sounds every spring. It's the characteristic call made by both the male and female California quail. It's a contact call: basically, "I am here, where are you. I am here, ...