“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California ... quail taking flight is somewhat like a rock with a bad set ...

California quail are native, as their name implies ... In courtship, the male will droop its wings and spread its tail to attract attention as it bobs its head. He may rush at the female.

You’ve just flushed a covey of California quail ... them enough pause to let the birds escape. But while the quail’s short wings are great for sudden takeoffs, they aren’t much use for ...

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 ...

“They go all the way down to California. There are mountain quail in the Mojave Desert. They seem to be pretty adaptable,” Sauder said. “It always surprises me that our birds are not ...