Monthly Archives: July 2010

Gambel’s Quail Backyard Visitors

  To my knowledge, there are six kinds of quail in the U.S.  1.  California Quail living mostly on the west coast.  It is California’s state bird. These have also been introduced to other parts of the world such as … Continue reading

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2010 Hummingbird Journal, Part 8 ~ 6 thru 9 July

Big changes took place during these few days including the chick fledging. July 6th. The chick is now sitting in the nest much as an adult would rather than being down in the nest with its bill pointing up.  I … Continue reading

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2010 Hummingbird Journal, Part 7 ~ Jun 28 thru Jul 5

The last entry ending on June 27th. found us with two seemingly healthy chicks. I’m sorry that I have some very sad news as there is only one chick now.  We have no idea what happened to the other one.  … Continue reading

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