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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

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 ...