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Virginia Piedmont appears on the surface to be perfect habitat for Bob White and his mate. Open fields surrounded by woodlands are everywhere. So, why are the quail disappearing at such a rapid rate? Many ask this question. I hear it frequently.
Feral cats — and some that are termed pets — take a terrible toll on females that incubate their nestful of as many as 20 white eggs for three weeks. The nest is on the ground in tall grasses; the female is easy prey for a hunting cat.
I once heard the newly hatched quail described as looking like pecans with legs. These tiny young can run about soon after hatching and are bound to the earth — flightless — for two weeks. Cats quickly find these through their acute hearing and stalking ability. The population of feral cats — those living off wildlife — is a major problem.
Who would have thought that “weed eaters” — so much in common use today — would have had a negative impact on "quail populations? For their nests, quail need the tall clumps of grasses that, up until the invention of “weed eaters,” grew along fences and hedge rows where mowers couldn’t reach. Quail have been forced to nest in shorter grasses in the open where they are easily located by predators.
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