California Quail, The California State Bird: Now Forming Coveys
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2011
They are part of a family of New World Quail which includes Gambel’s, Mountain, Scaled and Montezuma Quail, as well as the Northern Bobwhite. The family stays very close to cover for several weeks, getting bolder as the young develop. The family group pictured below has been visiting my yard recently.
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