One of six native quail species found in the United States, the northern bobwhite is the only species found east of the Mississippi. It is named for its two-note whistle, which sounds like a low ...

Forty years ago, the distinctive call of the bobwhite quail could be heard throughout Virginia’s grasslands. Today, their calls are fading — silenced by changing farm practices and land ...

Claim to fame: The northern bobwhite quail is a popular game bird with a storied history in Missouri. Prior to the comeback of deer and turkey populations, quail hunting was one of the premier ...

The plan will accelerate voluntary conservation efforts for the Northern bobwhite quail and the landscapes that the species calls home.

Audubon, the national bird conservation group, listed the quail last year as the number one native avian species in decline, estimating 5.5 million bobwhite remain in the nation, where they ...

Bobwhite quail, although once native to Pennsylvania, had steadily decreasing populations over the past 60 years, until eventually going extinct from the area. This extinction was largely due to ...

The last time I heard the whistle of a bobwhite quail calling its own name in Lancaster County was at least 20 years ago. I was hiking through tall grass in a long-deserted farm that had become ...

This from David Rainer at DCNR As far as tasks at hand, Stan Stewart has a steep hill to climb. The wildlife biologist with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Wildlife ...

OPINION. Flushing out the quail decline. September 15, 2019 at 1:52 a.m. by MICHAEL WIDNER Special to the Democrat-Gazette ...

In the 1960s, Thanksgiving holidays spent visiting grandparents on family land in the East Texas Piney Woods were never long enough to take full advantage of all the opportunities surrounding the ...

South Carolina bobwhite quail population fell to its lowest point in 2015. An initiative is helping them recover, which means hunting traditions can continue.