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” ...

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 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 ...

It’s a late September morning and opening day for the northern bobwhite quail is still weeks away, but Ronald Kendall is already on the hunt for the once ubiquitous game bird, known to its aficionados ...

After vanishing from Pennsylvania several decades ago, the unique sounds and sights of wild northern bobwhite quail will soon return to the landscape. The Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with a ...

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 ...

Bill White and his sons Tony (left) and Andrew at a quail-restoration site in northwest Missouri. Photographs by Michael Sugrue Bill White makes me question everything I’ve heard about wild bobwhite ...

Nashville businessman Bob Doochin is convinced Tennessee’s official state game bird — the Northern bobwhite quail — is headed toward extinction in the wild. He’s not alone, but he's unique in that he ...

The translocation efforts to create a wild northern bobwhite quail population in central Pennsylvania are off to a strong start as it appears there may be more birds now than in the spring. The ...