If you haven’t heard the familiar bobwhite quail call recently, there’s good reason. The population — in Ohio and across the parts of the U.S. where they’re native — has plummeted. It’s down 71% in ...

A researcher at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation is about to affix a radio transmitter to a hen bobwhite quail to study bird movements and habitat use. About a quarter century ago I shared ...

According to the Sibley Field Guide to Birds, the bobwhite is a short, squat member of the quail family, native to the Southeastern United States. With feathers in muted shades of red, brown, and ...

The early summer soundscape is missing one of its most distinctive players, the northern bobwhite. This plump quail, named for its eponymous “bob-white!” call that once echoed across most farms and ...

The pursuit of bobwhite quail in scruffy Missouri bottomlands is grand sport and there is a significant number of hard-core "bird hunters" who always have a good excuse for missing work or school ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - With Saturday’s weather sitting perfectly in the low 70s, kids and parents came to the National Ranching Heritage Center anxious to learn about a bird that’s well-known on the ...

Many of Pennsylvania’s new wild northern bobwhite quail are adjusting to their new home in Franklin County and officials are looking forward to seeing quail chicks this summer. Through a partnership ...

Learn what you can do to help in the effort to restore habitat for quail and other grassland birds. If you are of a certain age, you might recall hearing the iconic “Bob White Whistle” while you spent ...

The first wild bobwhite quail in Pennsylvania since the 1990s may be released onto a protected area of Franklin County as early as 2024. The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at a recent ...

SALTVILLE —A Rich Valley hill now sings in the mornings with a whistle that’s been absent for decades. The trill of “poor … bob-WHITE” once again echoes through the valley thanks to the efforts of a ...

The rest of the state could soon make the bobwhite's acquaintance. The House Tourism Committee has unanimously approved a bill to make the bobwhite quail Missouri's official game bird. The bill's ...