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 ...

Stroll through a peaceful prairie and, in the span of a step, you might set off a burst of beating wings as a covey of ...

For most people, the song of the bobwhite quail is the song of spring, when quail are searching for mates and making plenty of noise. For those of us with a little gray on the head, it likely also is ...