Our State Bird, The California Quail

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Our State Bird,The California Quail

• By Liam Curry

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What does aCalifornia Quail look like?

• The California Quail is a bird.
• They are 10-11 inches high with a black and white
  face.
• They have a plump, short and black plume on top
  of their heads.
• A funny thing about them is that their belly has
  a soccer ball like pattern.
• The female looks like a bigger version of the
  kid, while the male has no downy feathers and is
  a bit shorter.

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What doCalifornia Quails eat ?

• The California Quail is omnivorous.
• It eats not only seeds, grain and berries, but
  also insects, and small invertebrates.
• If you were wondering, an invertebrate is a bug
  with no spine.
• The California Quail seems to have a balanced
  diet.

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Where does theCalifornia Quail live?

• The California Quail lives in the valley and
  coastal regions of California.
• It also lives in the southern regions of Oregon
  and western regions of Nevada.
• It likes to live in a mixture of shrub and low
  trees, and sometimes in open plains and gardens.
• The California Quail lives near the trees, but
  not in them.

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How does the California Quail escape from
predators?

• Even though its reluctant to fly, it flies long
  enough to get away from predators.
• Sometimes it also just quickly runs away.
• They dont go in to tall grass because they wont
  see their predators.
• Sometimes the predator is us because we sometimes
  hunt them for food.

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How dothe California Quails mate?

• When looking for a mate, the males sometimes
  compete against each other.
• The CA Quail will only have one mate for its
  lifetime.
• The mating season is between May and July.
• After the pair mate and find a nest, the female
  will lay 12-16 eggs.
• After the chicks are hatched, both parents care
  for the chicks.