Town Releases Quails At Hempstead Harbor Trail To Combat Ticks

Officials from the Town of North Hempstead joined with Ranger Eric Powers last week at the Hempstead Harbor Trail for the Town’s seventh annual quail release, during which 150 Northern Bobwhite Quail were released into the forest to combat ticks.

The Town has raised Northern Bobwhite Quail for the past seven years to help several of the Town’s parks combat ticks without the use of pesticides. The quail release is part of the Town’s broader environmental initiative to use natural methods to control invasive species and disease-carrying pests.

This year, the Town raised approximately 50 quail in the Clark Botanic Garden quail flight pen, while the remaining quail were raised in Smithtown. The flight pen was built by Eagle Scout Daniel Reilly of Troop