Here is what the page “Wild Bobwhite Quail Return to Tennessee's Historic Ames Plantation After Habitat Restorati” contains. Multiple coveys of wild bobwhite quail have been sighted at the University of Tennessee's Ames AgResearch and Education Center, signaling a major win for a habitat restoration project at the storied Grand Junction, Tennessee, site. The Ames Plantation, renowned for decades of national bird dog field trials, has seen quail populations plummet due to habitat loss, but recent land management changes are bringing the iconic game bird back.
The sightings confirm that targeted practices—such as prescribed burns, native warm-season grass plantings, and edge feathering—are creating the diverse early successional habitat bobwhites need for nesting, brood-rearing, and winter cover. University researchers and wildlife managers say the return of multiple coveys is a direct result of these efforts, which also benefit pollinators, songbirds, and other grassland species. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.