

Interesting FactsĮnlisted below are some interesting facts about these game birds. However these birds have been observed to have disappeared from the southernmost parts of Florida and the summits of Appalachian Mountains. The states of Oregon and Washington are also frequented by these birds. They are familiar to regions in eastern Mexico and Cuba. These birds can be found in the areas of the Great Lakes, southern Minnesota, east Pennsylvania, southern Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas up till Texas.

The southeastern regions of United States are home to the bobwhite quails. Sometimes they are even spotted on roadsides. These birds prefer to reside in open pastures, grasslands, abandoned fields, wide woodland areas, forest edges and agricultural crop fields. In fact the entire tone of the body of masked bobwhites is darker than their other sub species. However the males have a comparatively darker face and throat. They bear a close resemblance to the eastern bobwhites. Masked Bobwhite: This particular kind of bobwhites is mostly found in the southwest. They are found in a variety of habitats including open woodlands, parks and crop fields. Let us take a closer look at a few of the other species.Įastern Bobwhite: This particular sub species of the bird is the most familiar ones that are generally kept by people. The northern bobwhite is sub divided into 22 different sub species. Apart from all this its diet could also include hackberries, blackberries, huckleberries and other wild fruits. It does not refrain from feeding on waste grains as well that are usually found in cultivated fields.

The bobwhite quail loves eating foxtail and ragweed seeds during the fall and winter months. However the adult quails will prefer to stick to a diet comprising mostly of vegetation. It is usually the diet of the young juvenile quails that majorly comprises of insects, bugs and animal matter. The Northern Bobwhite feeds on seeds, vegetation and insects.
