Introducing the Northern Bobwhite Quail – theHunter: Call of the Wild - Mississippi Acres Preserve. So-named after its distinctive calls, this staple game avian is found widespread across parts of Mexico and most of the Eastern USA. Bobwhite quails are gregarious and live in groups called coveys most of the year. Like other species of quails, bobwhite quails hide in thick vegetation when they feel threatened and need to be flushed out by hunters. Their mottled plumage is well adapted for this st

Sound on to hear what a Northern Bobwhite sounds like! Their song is a clear, whistled bob-WHITE or poor-bob-WHITE. The bobwhite is the only native quail in the east and are heard more often than seen. although not especially shy, they often keep within dense low cover. During fall and winter, bobwhites live in coveys, averaging about a dozen birds. At night they roost on the ground in circles, tails pointed inward, heads pointed out. They can be found year-round in North Carolina but are in ste