Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The California quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. These birds have a curving crest, plume or topknot made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females; the flanks are brown with white streaks.
Tolowa Dunes State Park and the adjacent Lake Earl Wildlife Area is a sanctuary for bird life including California quail, ruffed grouse, canvasback, and western grebe. [3] It is easily reached by US 101, and is just north of Crescent City. The Pala Road parking lot in the north part of the park includes access to a short trail crossing ...
Quail Lake in California is an artificial lake in Los Angeles County, California. Situated in the San Andreas Rift Zone [ 2 ] along the north side of State Route 138 , it is a regulatory storage body for the West Branch California Aqueduct .
Quail live throughout the United States. Quail hunting in the 20th century was the most popular game hunting sport. [2] Due to their popularity as game birds and their extensive distribution, quail have been studied throughout the North American continent, particularly in the 20th century.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife The San Jacinto Wildlife Area (WA) is a 20,126-acre (8,145 ha; 31.447 sq mi) wildlife preserve in the Inland Empire region of California in the United States managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife . [ 2 ]
The Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in Riverside County in Southern California. The 5,575 acres (2,256 ha) wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service in the San Bernardino National Forest. [1]
The Game Act closed seasons in 12 counties for quail, partridge, mallard and wood ducks, elk, deer, and antelope. A second legislative action enacted the same year protected salmon runs. In 1854, the Legislature extended the act to include all counties of California. In 1860, protection controls were extended for trout.
List of birds of Santa Cruz County, California. The county is in Northern California, located on the California coast, including northern Monterey Bay, and west of the San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley. It includes the southwestern Santa Cruz Mountains. [1] [2]