I have noticed some interesting behavior among the quail that we are researching. I have some birds that will go great distances each day, and even split up and join other covey's for more than a week at a time. I have other birds that never venture far from their roosting area, and will NEVER leave the sanctuary of their precious covey. I have had two birds that were devout solitaries, only meeting up with other birds near the traps. So, the question arises, is the social oder of the covey a necessary part of healthy quail behavior? Is the solitary male quail an outcast? What would cause a bird to hop from covey to covey to covey, with no seeming loyalties?