** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the campground. *** Some sites may be available only from the campground on a first-come-first-served basis.
California Quail. The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest.
Cage systems are most sanitary if they have a wire mesh floor to allow droppings to pass through. Quail are notorious for eating their own feces in cages, though I have not seen this in floor pens that provide the birds with a lot of space a mental stimulation. Outdoors, a quail cage should be lifted well above the ground so that the manure can be shovelled out regularly. On hot days the smell of a buildup of manure is overpowering, and I have seen infestations of maggots under quail cages that have not been kept clean enough in the summer. Indoors, the ammonia let off by the manure can cause respiratory distress for both the quail and the caretakers.