California Quail

[the rifleman]

Hmm my .410 makes a little bigger pop than the .22..might get the neighbors excited... Perhaps a good pellet gun

I found a dead one lying in my yard recently, that a hawk, owl, or perhaps a cat had started to de-feather. Looks like a couple per person would make a good meal. In the spring it's pretty easy to tell the mature birds from the younger ones, but come fall they all look about the same, although I'm sure the mature ones would still offer a better meal quantity wise.