Cool Critters: Thankful for the California quail – the other game bird

Here we are, approaching Thanksgiving, and the wild turkey is once again the focus of avian attention. But the California quail deserves some of the spotlight as well.
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Road to Recovery: Quail future in Texas will require massive efforts and dollars

I have to admit, I am not bullish on the long-term future for bobwhite quail in Texas, and to be honest the rest of North ...
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A Well-Known Type Of Bird That Is Actually Poisonous

That seemingly harmless, pudgy little bird with the striped belly you see visiting your backyard from time to time or zipping across your favorite mountain trail, well, it harbors a dark family secret ...
PBS

2 out of 3 North American bird species face extinction. Here’s how we can save them

As the climate crisis worsens, so does pressure on wildlife. The number of birds in North America has declined by 3 billion in the last 50 years. Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the ...
The Oakland Press

75% of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says

Great egrets and little blue herons. Blue-winged warblers and yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Snowy owls and tropical kingbirds. Across North America, three-fourths of bird species are in decline, ...
Science Daily

North American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century

Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, according to a new study. Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North ...