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 ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – On March 19, 2024, employees from Letterkenny Army Depot’s Environmental Management Division, alongside the Pennsylvania Game Commission, released 50 northern bobwhite quail in an ...

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 Agriculture Department is pooling $13 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding toward Northern Bobwhite habitat projects under a new program. Undersecretary for Farm Production ...

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 ...

Find out what a male, female and juvenile northern bobwhite looks like, what they sound like, and where you may find these ...

The early summer soundscape is missing one of its most distinctive players, the northern bobwhite. This plump quail, named for its eponymous “bob-white!” call that once echoed across most farms 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 ...

Through the years just about everything known to man has been blamed for the decline of bobwhite quail in Texas.  In some cases, like the introduction of coastal Bermuda grass […] ...

Many of Pennsylvania’s new wild northern bobwhite quail are adjusting to their new home in Franklin County and officials are looking forward to seeing quail chicks this summer. Through a partnership ...