SAVE OUR BOBWHITES
...and other wildlife projects at Manassas National Battlefield Park
A covey of quail is seen here foraging. Coveys form in the fall and stay together through the winter for added protection from weather and predators.
Northern bobwhite covey
Just after a quail release, these birds were calling to each other by their characteristic whistle, attempting to begin forming coveys. A covey is a group of quail that come together in the fall and winter, normally 7-16 quail per covey.
A field sparrow carrying food to a nest full of babies. Did you know that male field sparrows come back to the same territory each year to breed?
Just after a quail release, these birds were calling to each other by their characteristic whistle, attempting to begin forming coveys. A covey is a group of quail that come together in the fall and winter, normally 7-16 quail per covey.