CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Northern bobwhites are attracted to a habitat based on whether other bobwhites are present there, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign report. This ...

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” ...

As a kid, I remember northern bobwhites calling from fencerows and field edges all around the county. Not so now. In fact, if these days I hear one calling its namesake "bob-WHITE!" or sometimes ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have been declining significantly throughout much of their North American range. Food ...

Known for singing their own name, the bobwhite quail is an iconic bird in Iowa and the Midwest. When temperatures warm, this brown and white bird makes its presence known by repeating the familiar ...

After the recent storm that buried New Jersey with near-record snow, most people focused on digging out their cars. John Parke had a different worry. Parke stomped through 2 feet of snow in a forested ...

Time warps even the best memories. Details fray and gaps appear, ones that never seem to get any smaller. Clear as day becomes clear as dusk. But broken noses, left unattended, stay that way. Bent, ...

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 northern bobwhites take to the air. A covey is a small group of birds, usually ...