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” ...

Here we are, approaching Thanksgiving, and the wild turkey is once again the focus of avian attention. But the California quail deserves some of the spotlight as well.

That seemingly harmless, pudgy little bird with the striped belly you see visiting your backyard from time to time or zipping across your favorite mountain trail, well, it harbors a dark family secret ...

Raising quail for meat and eggs in your backyard can easily become a fascinating hobby. Quail are friendly, inexpensive and tender, and their eggs are in many places considered a delicacy. It is also ...

As the next step in bringing wild bobwhite quail back to Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Game Commission at its meeting on Saturday will consider establishing a 177.65-square-mile recovery area at ...

America’s legion of devout bird hunters spends much of the year training and working gun dogs, so many of them are forever chasing open seasons from the prairies of the Dakotas where sharptails, ...

The Center for Natural Capital, through its Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative program, is helping landowners connect their properties through corridors of protected grasslands in an effort to ...

A growing market continues to exist for the sale of pen-reared bobwhite quail, but state natural resources officials say a commercial quail breeder’s license is needed before opening for business.

I have to admit, I am not bullish on the long-term future for bobwhite quail in Texas, and to be honest the rest of North America. Estimates are that quail numbers across the U.S. have  dipped 75 ...