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Callipepla squamata
Males and females are hard to tell apart. Medium sized with brown back, Pale face and light colored crest. Collar, neck to belly has a scale pattern feathers. Slight shadow across the eyes.
Spotted these early morning on rural roads. And most flew into the tall grass on farmlands.
Not normally found in this part of Colorado but they seem to be spreading. I have watched reports as most were found more south in Chico Basin Ranch and I found a whole family fly off about 8 miles north.
Spotted on Jun 30, 2016
Submitted on Jul 13, 2016
6 Comments
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Thanks. I loved the look of these Quails. So simple yet unique.
Amazing dedication!
Thanks. I was determined to find these, since I missed them in 2014. I was driving down the road to Chico Basin when I saw another road mentioned in a report as soon as I turned on it there they were but they flew off. I went the opposite direction with the same results. So the next day I went earlier and I got there before they showed up on the posts and out of the tall grass.
It does look cute. The second pic is great!!