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” ...

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 ...

BOBWHITE QUAIL was the subject of a Barnstead Parade reader who wrote on Aug. 1, in part: “Last evening my husband and I were enjoying some quiet time on our porch when we heard a clear bird call that ...

If you heard a bobwhite quail calling for a mate this spring, you're lucky, but the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks would like those sounds to be more common and is asking for ...

Bobwhite quail were once among the premier game birds in Virginia. But the small bird with the distinctive song note has fallen on hard times, with populations dropping an estimated 75 percent in the ...

Charleston, SC, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sometime in May is a heartwarming and beautifully illustrated children’s book by John Palarski that follows the delicate yet vibrant world of a covey ...

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 ...