Bobwhite Quail Whistling Cock Censuses

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Every year, SCDNR staff and numerous volunteers take to the field to conduct four distinct types of quail surveys at different times of the year that are designed to gauge the health of the bobwhite quail populations, which, unfortunately, have been in decline for decades, both here in South Carolina and across the rest of the Southeast. These reports share the data collected from these surveys.

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    2024 Bobwhite Quail Whistling Cock Census
    (South Carolina State Library, 2024) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    The Bobwhite Quail Whistling Cock Census was conducted for the 46th consecutive year in 2024. Seventy-six routes were sampled in 2024, resulting in sixty-eight routes which yielded data comparable to the previous year.
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    2020 Bobwhite Quail Whistling Cock Census
    (South Carolina State Library, 2020) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    The Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Whistling Cock Census was conducted for the 42nd consecutive year in 2020. Sixty-six routes were sampled in 2020, resulting in sixty-three routes which yielded data comparable to the previous year. This year a majority of our partnering cooperators were unable to run the established routes due to work restrictions stemming from Covid-19. Approximate locations of survey routes are shown in Figure 1.
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    2021 Bobwhite Quail Whistling Cock Census
    (2021) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    The Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Whistling Cock Census was conducted for the 43rd consecutive year in 2021. Seventy-four routes were sampled in 2021, resulting in sixty-three routes, which yielded data comparable to the previous year.
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    2023 Bobwhite quail whistling cock census
    (South Carolina State Library, 2023-09-07) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    The Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Whistling Cock Census was conducted for the 45th consecutive year in 2023. Sixty-eigth routes were sampled in 2023, resulting in sixty-seven routes which yielded data comparable to the previous year. Approximate locations of survey routes are shown on accompanying maps.
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    2019 Bobwhite quail whistling cock census
    (South Carolina State Library, 2019-09-03) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    The Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) Whistling Cock Census was conducted for the 41th consecutive year in 2019. Seventy-two routes were sampled in 2019, resulting in sixty-five routes which yielded data comparable to the previous year. Approximate locations of survey routes are shown on accompanying maps.