Gambel’s quail are plentiful throughout their range, especially in Arizona, where they are a delight to both wildlife watchers and upland hunters. A male gambel’s quail perched on a branch.

It’s a four-times-a-day routine. Up at dawn to put out seed, peanuts in the shell and suet for our flock of 80 pinyon jays. Once the jays have devoured everything in sight, it’s time to put ...

The Gambel’s quail lacks the scaled belly feathers of the California quail, and the male Gambel’s has a distinctly russet crown, while the male California quail’s crest is dark brown.

Gambel's quail are known for their distinctive feathered crown. Dorsey Pictures. We strike out on an afternoon hike across the desert in search of birds. Along the way, ...

Skip McMichael rarely carries a gun when hunting anymore. He leaves the shooting to his friend and hunting partner, Paul Hill, while he focuses on his prized hunting dogs, part of a breeding and ...

Get ready to say goodbye to a lot of familiar bird names, like Anna's Hummingbird, Gambel's Quail, Lewis's Woodpecker, Bewick's Wren, Bullock's Oriole, and more.

As the sun rises and pale light seeps in through the window, I hear a turkey gobbling and house finches calling. Strange the turkeys haven’t been coming around much this year. Then I hear more bird ...

Texas is home to four quail species: the northern bobwhite, scaled quail, Gambel’s quail and Montezuma quail. On average, about 45,000 hunters harvest around 12-13 birds a person during quail ...

Dog trainers have asked Montana lawmakers to reclassify mountain and Gambel’s quail as a game species. Since 2014, they have ben categorized as a nongame, nonnative exotic species. That means ...