1. California Quail (Callipepla Californica)
PowerPoint Presentation
Made By:
Loucas Aliabadi and Elijah Springfield

2. California Quail (Male)
Name And Description
California Quail (Name)
They are a gray, ground-dwelling birds
They are much more slender than most quails
California Quail (Male)

3. Habitat and Range
California Quail’s habitat is: under small bushes or small trees
California Quail’s range is all along the west coast and one part of Mexico

4. Male And Female The Male has a bold face with a big feather plume.
The Female has a smaller feather plume.
A Male California Quail.
A Female Quail With Its Chick.
Female Quails also have a tan head.

5. Feeding And Nesting
Ground nesters, Females lay and incubate a clutch of eggs
California Quail usually find a spot under a shrub or bush-pile or next to a log or other cover
California Quails rely heavily on seeds, especially those from legumes. They will also eat leaves, fresh shoots, berries, acorns, and insects

6. Human And Natural Threats
Natural Threat to California Quail
Human Threat
Cars
Trains
Gas
Habitat loss
And pollution
Predators (Just bigger birds, Eagles, Hawks)
Wildfire
Global warming

7. Steps People can take to help the California Quail
People can help by using cars less and not logging. This could protect their habitat. Also less pollution helps and we came up with an idea to put signs that say “Quail Crossing”

8. Behavior
California Quail live on the ground, males usually spend most time off the ground in bushes, or trees
California Quails can only fly for a short distance or time,

9. Personal Connection
Loucas: One time when I was at Soap Lake, there were baby California Quails with their mom and dad. 
Elijah: California Quails like trees and have that habitat, I too like tress and like to climb them. I have also seen birds (I don’t know which kind of bird) in trees 

10. Bibliography
Emily Sprong. "BirdWeb." BirdWeb. Sue Trevathan, 24 July Web. 13 May 2013.
Nupidea. "California Quail." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Jan Web. 13 May 2013.
Peter Alden. "Audubon Pacific Northwest." Audubon Society Field Guide. Dennis Paulsen, 17 May Web. 13 May 2013.
Links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Quail
Book: National Audubon Society Field Guide To The Pacific Northwest