The translocation efforts to create a wild northern bobwhite quail population in central Pennsylvania are off to a strong start as it appears there may be more birds now than in the spring.

Sometimes a wet spring and its resulting benefits to plant ... gray partridge and valley quail seems to have occurred this year. There is even evidence that imperiled mountain quail have benefited.

Quail separated from their own groups do not hesitate to join other coveys. This interchange of individuals seems to be a continuous process until the birds break away for mating in the spring. I ...

They are now getting the public involved in strengthening the commission's efforts to get a more "complete picture" of the birds in an area and determine its efforts in reproduction this spring.