Just 40 years ago sitting on the back porch in the evenings you were guaranteed to be serenaded by the distinctive sound of the Bob White’s beautiful call. It is difficult to spot these quail as they have a beautiful brown dappled plumage. They forage in groups, scurrying between cover or bursting into flight if alarmed. They sleep in a circle facing all directions for protection. Bobwhites have been in sharp decline throughout the past half-century, likely owing to habitat loss and changes in agriculture, and they are an increasingly high priority for conservation.
The largest enemy of all these fowl is the lawnmower and the efficient farming methods perfected in the last half century. These have decreased the habitats of all fowl.