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Despite its secretive nature, the northern bobwhite is one of the most familiar quails in eastern North America, because it is frequently the only quail in its range. Habitat degradation has contributed to the northern bobwhite population in eastern North America declining by roughly 85% from 1966 to 2014. [4]
The translocation efforts to create a wild northern bobwhite quail population in central Pennsylvania are off to a strong start as it appears there may be more birds now than in the spring.
Bobwhite quail (state game bird) Colinus virginianus: 1970 [62] Idaho: Peregrine falcon (state raptor) Falco peregrinus: 2004 [63] Massachusetts: Wild turkey (state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo: 1991 [64] Mississippi: Wood duck (state waterfowl) Aix sponsa: 1974 [65] Missouri: Bobwhite quail (state game bird) Colinus virginianus: 2007 [66 ...
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In 1924, the Cooperative Quail Study Investigation was born. Led by Herbert Stoddard, this effort was a jointly-funded effort of the Bureau of Biological Survey several landowners in the region. The purpose was to examine cause of the decline of bobwhite and to find a way to reverse the apparent population trajectory.
Quail's annual average survival, for an established population, is about 23%. "So you expect out of say 100 individuals, that only 23 of those will survive a calendar year,” he said.
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...