River watcher: A covey of quail.

The California quail (Callipepla californica) is a regal bird, the jaunty male standing sentinel with its top-knot uplifted like a royal guard protecting a compound. Callipepla is a proper symbol for the State Bird of California. It was a good selection, but I wonder about the choosing of the Dog-Faced Butterfly as our State Insect when the golden Monarch butterfly prevails.