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Article: Natural occurrence of crowing in a free-living female galliform, ...
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...California Quail (Callipepla californica) show pronounced ... crow, whereas females do not. The California Quail's crow is commonly called the Male ... been no previous reports of female California Quail crowing under natural conditions ...

Article: Bird `Watch List' Released / Group says California ...
San Francisco Chronicle;  April 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... including the state bird, the California quail. The list is designed to draw ... A surprise entry is the California quail, a plump, chicken-like bird ... California's official state bird. California quail have been fairly common in the ...

Article: Desert quail. (Know Your Game Series).(Brief Article)
Sports Afield;  February 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... distinctive top knots. However, the California quail's breast feathers have an ... unmistakable scale-like pattern. California quail are extremely adaptable and ... Oregon. Evolutionary History THE CALIFORNIA QUAIL and Gambel's quail are very ...

Article: A hunter's guide to North America's quail.
Sports Afield;  October 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... Carolinas and Georgia, and west to Texas. CALIFORNIA QUAIL ALSO called valley quail, California quail are the crested quail of the western foothills ... after sunrise and again before sunset, California quail head for the weed patches, where they ...

Article: The littlest slam: think killing all six species of North ...
Petersen's Hunting;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... he is more handsome than the California quail, better to eat than the mountain ... ridge, we spotted a covey of California quail traveling to a waterhole on ... enjoyed a close-up look at the California quail. Lovely plumage along with ...

Article: Gang-brooding in Northern Bobwhites in West Texas.
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... species of quail, including California Quail (Callipepla californica ... survival and was adaptive in California quail; adult quail involved in communal ... Mastrup (1999) demonstrated that California Quail which raised communal broods ...

Article: A Quail Quandary / Birds' fans are trying to save the city's ...
San Francisco Chronicle;  July 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Once plentiful California quail are disappearing from San Francisco ... populations. California's state bird, California quail are plump and chicken-like ... sfo.com. QUAIL DETAIL -- California quail prefer to travel on foot, and ...