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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Patane got the call at about 7 a.m. Thursday from the Canastota Post Office telling him the bobwhite quail chicks had arrived. Patane rushed over to pick up nearly a dozen cardboard boxes ...

Coveys of quail were once more common than the hounds and hunters who pursued them through the brushy fields of New Jersey. On summer nights, their calls would pierce the air with a whistling, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is seeking help in monitoring the statewide quail population. The agency’s Small Game program is asking the public ...