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 “Bob” ...

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 outdoor ...

University of Delaware faculty and students are bringing bobwhite quail back to Pennsylvania. Working with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, UD is playing a key role in a reintroduction project at ...

The bobwhite quail used to roam all 67 counties of Pennsylvania, but the species disappeared from the state as land development drove them across the border. Now, the bird has finally come home to ...

Just a few months ago North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth didn’t know much about hatching eggs, but that’s all changed as she is now keeping her eye on a small batch of Northern Bobwhite ...

This winter’s low temperatures have taken its toll on the already declining Missouri northern bobwhite quail population. The small, ground-dwelling bird popular among small game hunters has ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The bobwhite quail, which officially hasn't been in Pennsylvania for nearly a decade, is coming back home. The Pennsylvania Game Commission released 50 bobwhite quail at ...

ALUM CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia wildlife officials have embarked on an effort to restore the northern bobwhite quail population. Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that 12,000 bobwhite quail ...

Progress is being made, and a recent change in policy offers hope for more. But this is going to take more time that perhaps thought. Wildlife managers kicked off an effort to restore bobwhite quail ...

We talk a lot about wildlife within the pages of Southern Perspective. You guys know how much I love our natural resources in Florida, critters included. It saddens me to discover that any native ...

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 ...

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 development ...