California Quail, The California State Bird: Now Forming Coveys
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2011
California Quail , being ground nesting game birds, have many predators which are assumed to be the primary cause of the specie’s mortality. Their main aerial predators are the Cooper’s Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk, but they are also taken by Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Harriers, Prairie Falcons and American Kestrels.
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