If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)


5/2/03 Black Canyon Road, south of Hole-in-the-Wall, Eastern Mojave, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Gambel's Quail

SPECIES: Callipepla gambelii

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/30/1999

LOCATION: Arch Rock, White Tank Campground, Joshua Tree National Park,  San Bernardino County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 11"; Black plume on forehead, reddish-brown sides; unscaled belly. Male: black chin, light yellow belly with black patch in center. Female: light chin, no dark patch on belly.

VOICE: Both sexes give a 4-note chi-ca-go-go location call. Unmated males give kaa call. 
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