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Mountain Quail

Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus
Uncommon to Common resident in Mountains region.
Habitat: Chaparral recovering after fire.
Best locations: Palomar Mt State Park, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park at Paso Picacho Campground and Cuyamaca Peak, Agua Dulce Ck. in Laguna Mtns., Kitchen Creek Rd.
Note: Hard to actually see, most records are of unseen males calling April through June. Parents with chicks encountered in June and July.
Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail		 Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail		 Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail		 Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail		 Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail		 Mountain Quail
Mountain Quail

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