LEWISTON – Like miniature rockets, about 70 mountain quail burst from manmade plastic crates into wild new habitat one Saturday in March. Each bird produced a thunderous, sputtering sound as its ...

It is early morning on a summer day. A Salmon River rafter is wakened in his tent by a sharp whistle, cle, cle, cle, cle. Soon more, softer whistles are heard all around, in and under the bushes. The ...

Ithaca, NY--Mountain Quail are an under-studied but recreationally-valued management indicator species in California's Sierra Nevada. They are notoriously difficult to study due to their penchant for ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) habitat model developed with data from northern California was tested using data from 750 plots measured at ...

Explore Oregon's geologic wonder, the High Lava Plains, We'll show you why dragonflies are one of the most colorful and diverse species in Oregon. Witness another environmental success story when ...

Understanding survival and cause-specific mortality of native and translocated animals can help biologists design more effective recovery programs. We estimated survival rates for 181 native mountain ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho State University graduate student is trying to re-establish a native mountain quail population in the Bennett Mountains about 70 miles southeast of Boise. Ron Troy ...

Game bird populations can swing wildly. Sometimes a wet spring and its resulting benefit to plant and insect communities can produce a boom. Sometimes the same wet conditions with a slightly different ...

Stop the music. The closest thing to a partridge in a pear tree around here is a quail. It will just have to do as our December bird, and it’s a delightful, although not related, substitute.

Hunters need only a valid hunting license to hunt quail, chukar and gray partridge. Chukar and gray partridge seasons run Sept. 21 through Jan. 31 throughout the state. The daily bag limit is eight ...