Q:#2. How do you determine a juvenile northern bobwhite form an adult?
A:Look at the primary covert wing feathers. These feathers will normally be uniformly grayish-brown on adults and have a buff-colored tip on the juveniles.
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Q:#3. What is the incubation period for Bobwhite Quail eggs?
A: 23 days
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Q:#4. Bobwhite eggs need to be incubated at what temperature?
A: 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit
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Q:#5. What do quail eat?
A: They eat insects, green plant material, and seeds
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Q:#6. True/False: Are quail gallinaceous birds?
A:True, they scratch the ground for food, brood their young, and are somewhat long-legged for rapid mobility.
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Q:#7.What are some common quail predators?
A: cats, hawks, owls, snakes, coyotes, and raccoons
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Q:#8. What percent of quail will die within their first year of hatching?
A:70 to 80%
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Q:#9. What is the main reason for quail decline?
A: Loss of their natural habitat
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Q:#10. Will the same quail stay together as one covey or will they change coveys throughout the year?
A:The individual birds in a covey may change many times thru the year even though a covey of birds may continually occupy an area.
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Q:#11. About what percent does hunting account for in the total annual mortality of the quail population?
A: No more than 30%, predators usually account for the greater percent.
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Q:#12. What shot sizes are generally recommended for quail hunting?
A: 7 ½ to 8
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Q:#13. You find a nest of quail eggs. Each of the eggs are basically empty but have a hole through the top of them. What type of predator got to these quail eggs?
A: A bird (ex: hawk)
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Q:#14. Where would you look for parasites in quail?
A:the cecum
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Q:#15.What are the six different types of quail found in the U.S.?
A: Bobwhite, Mountain, California, Mearn’s, Blue (Scaled), and Gambel’s Quail
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Q:#16. What hawk is the most feared enemy of the quail?
A:the Cooper’s hawk
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Q:#17. Is broomweed a beneficial plant for quail?
A: Yes, it provides both cover a food
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Q:#18. Does Bermuda grass (improved pasture) provide optimum quail habitat?
A: . It is mainly considered a sterile environment for quail since it is a monoculture.
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Q:#19. Can cattle and quail coexist together in one habitat?
A:Yes. Cattle actually help improve quail habitat. However, ranchers should use caution not to overgraze their land. Rotational grazing and cross fencing are preferred practices to keep overgrazing from happening.
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Q:#20. What are the two parts of the quail’s stomach?
A: The proventriculus (glandular stomach) and the gizzard (muscular stomach)
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Q:#21. Unlike a dove, a quail’s breast meat is white because it lacks what?
A: Myoglobin
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