Bonanza Bird #11: Northern Bobwhite

November 28, 2011 in Birdorable Bonanza 2011 and Quail with 5 comments

For 19 days we're adding a new bird species to Birdorable every day. Today’s bird is the 11th species in the Birdorable Bonanza: the Northern Bobwhite!

Northern Bobwhite #1 â™‚ by leppyone

Northern Bobwhites are small game birds that live across parts of the southeastern United States and into parts of Mexico. They are significant as both game birds and as research subjects, due in part to their successful reproductive abilities. There are a whopping 22 subspecies of Northern Bobwhite. The birds are named for their whistle-like call; they are also known as Virginia Quail or Bobwhite Quail.

Tomorrow's bird is the largest gull in the world. Can you guess what it will be?

Comments

Dominic Morrell on November 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM wrote:

Great Black-backed gull!

Heather Richards on October 7, 2016 at 8:58 PM wrote:

Hey, is your name Taylor Swift?

Reed on May 5, 2020 at 3:21 PM wrote:

B O B W H I T E !

Spurwing Plover on May 3, 2022 at 8:12 AM wrote:

Someone wrote poem about the Bobwhite

Spurwing Plover on June 17, 2022 at 7:28 AM wrote:

I saw Three California Quail Tuesday two males and a female

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