Date: 3/30/25 9:52 pm From: Lisa Krieger Personal via groups.io <lisa.krieger55...> Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] Seeking information on California Quail breeding window
Hi Maggie, out here in Pt Reyes/Inverness we almost always see the chicks
in June. Last year, there was a clutch of new chicks on June 14.
I was told they're late spring/early summer -- much later than other birds
-- because there's more to eat after grass goes to seed.
Lisa Krieger
On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM Maggie Rufo via groups.io <magwhls=
<comcast.net...> wrote:
> Hello,
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> In an effort to protect my beloved quail neighbors from the impending weed
> whacking of the open space that is part of the HOA where I live, I am
> interested in information anyone can share about how soon there could be
> quail nests on the ground. I’ve researched my copy of the original BBA, as
> well as looked at BBA 2 data online, but still don’t know an actual time
> frame for my area (Novato).
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> Currently the whacking is planned for June. I advocated for April, early
> May at the latest, based on my own hyper-local bird log of when I usually
> start seeing quail chicks (June, with a incubation period of 18-23 days
> according The Birder’s Handbook)). But, the landscape people say if they
> cut the grass too early it will grow back and then we they will have to do
> it again. The HOA will not want to pay twice.
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> Quail seem to lose most of their chicks as it is, so I’d hate for us to
> make to it worse. Sorry this is so long, but if any of the experts who
> study these things have time to weigh in on this, I would be grateful.
>
> Thanks,
> Maggie Rufo
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