California Quail

Description:

Distinctive pattern.
Black face with white border curved from eyes to under the chin. Also a white stripe over forehead. Crown is a rusty color with top knot that curves forward. Slate gray chest and back with a rusty colory over a brown and white patterned belly. Wings are brown and white patterned. Tail and bill are short. Has many distinctive calls.

Habitat:

Mostly found in chaparral, sagebrush, oak woodlands. These were found near downed large branches of an Oak tree.