California Quail, Our State Bird
Personal memory by Olivia Teter
1980 • Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA
When I was a child playing freely in the hills of Sonoma County, California, we saw quail very frequently. Usually we would hear a rustle in the bushes near where we were walking, and then one quail would emerge, running and making beautiful cooing sounds, and then more would follow, sometimes obviously a family, sometimes a crowd. They were lovely and distinct, and seemed nervous to be disturbed, but were clearly in their natural setting. I can't remember the last time I saw quail in the hills near Healdsburg.
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