Re: [SBB] California Quail chicks

On July 21, 2004 Kendric Smith wrote: "After many years without any, we had two families of California Quail grow up in our yard in the past weeks (passing through every day or so on their rounds), but TODAY we had a new family of 10, that had just popped out of the eggs. In fact, they looked like little brown eggs with feet.

On July 10, 2005 this message appeared: "The quail pair have finally brought their group of nine youngsters to the backyard. For several weeks, the pair would come a couple of time a day to feed and drink. The male is always so protective, sitting high on a bush to watch the female. The interesting behavior is that now there are two adult plumage males bring the young ones in. The female is nowhere to be seen."

On June 10 this year Kendric wrote: "Our first quail babies this year (5-6). They are about the size of a Junco. I first saw them in the front yard in our Juniper "forest". I don't know if they can fly to get to our feeder area (we have a tall fence), because I had left the gate open. We have 4-6 adult pairs coming to the feeder each day, so I guess there will be a lot more babies."

And on June 28, 2006 Barbara again: "Monday afternoon the first quail chicks were brought into the back yard by their parents. There were 10 to 15, hard to count when they're running around in and out of bushes. They about the size of a tennis ball....so round and fluffy. I don't recall seeing such small ones in years past."

>Hello to all -
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>Looking out the window here in the Saratoga foothills, I am watching a family of California Quail that have just appeared for the first time this season. We have seen the adult male at times throughout the summer, but he is now in the company of his female and 9 TINY chicks. He is maintaining an alert posture as he scans for danger while his family is scratching the dry grasses in search of food. Not a sound from any of them.
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>Too cute!
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>Lisa
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	>[SBB] California Quail chicks (From: Lisa Myers <[[email protected]]>)