46K views · 812 reactions | The bobwhite quail is a highly valued species in most all areas where they reside. The southeast, where this video was taken, is actively engaging in several research and conservation projects to help restore their habitat and populations. Video: @davidmac_photo | onX Hunt | Facebook

The bobwhite quail was first deemed the ‘fire bird” by Herbert Stoddard, author of the 1931 classic; The Bobwhite Quail: Its Habits, Preservation, and Increase. The bobwhite earned this nickname due to its positive response to fire. “Prescribed fire” is the purposeful application of fire to achieve a specific vegetation management objective under a prescribed set of environmental circumstances, including season, wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity and smoke dispersal. Prescribed fire