California Quail
Callipepla californica
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Logan Lake, British Columbia
El Cajon, California
Escondido, California
Felton, California
Granite Hills, California
Harbison Canyon, California
Kelseyville, California
Rancho San Diego, California
Ripon, California
Sacramento, California
San Jose, California
Temecula, California
Middleton, Idaho
Bend, Oregon
Gold Hill, Oregon
Morgan, Utah
Shelton, Washington
Skokomish, Washington
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Ptora
Middleton, ID (Zone 7b) |
November 2022 |
Positive
We moved to Middleton, Idaho in 2020 and have been feeding the CA quail that live in our area. There is an irrigation canal behind our property which they fly to before they fly over a four foot reed fence into our yard. At first we fed them a wild bird seed blend, but stopped because the leftover seeds will sprout in the spring. I bought thistle seed as it doesn't sprout and I can feed the finches and lo and behold the quail are now eating the thistle! They didn't care for it at first but now they love it. We can get as many as 40 quail at once. Sometimes we get different groups at different times of the day. In the spring as soon as the babies are able to fly they'll come in with the parents. They are so entertaining and are becoming a little more comfortable with my presence as I ... read more
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dfsquilts
El Cajon, CA (Zone 10a) |
November 2021 |
Positive
We have lots of quail every year in El Cajon, Ca
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RosinaBloom
(Zone 1) |
November 2012 |
Positive
California Quail were introduced into New Zealand between 1862 and 1880. They live in open farm and scrub country where there are bushes and trees for cover and roosting. Quail are instinctively social birds - the covey can easily find food, and alert guards warn against predators. They are monogamous, and pair off in early Spring laying through to March. The nest is a rounded depression in the ground usually in long grass at the foot of a shrub or tree. An average of 14 eggs, and sometimes as many as 22 are laid. During laying and incubation quail are very secretive, and few nests are found. The eggs are a creamy-white colour, spotted, streaked and blotched with light golden brown. They lay one egg a day with several rest days until the clutch is complete, and then a priod of 23 days of i... read more