For what it's worth, I spent all day Tuesday in northern Orange County canyonland; walked and four-wheeled over many miles of those wrinkles. I heard quail calling in just about every side canyon that had any cover/water at all; saw cocks doing sentry duty on many high points (boulder tops, snags, tall bushes). Lots of dusting sites, too. I don't know if this proves that they are reproducing well this year (don't remember much about their life cycle behavior) since I saw no chicks. But it made me feel hopeful, even though most of this area is a no-hunting zone (part of it is in the Cleveland Natnl. Forest, which is open to hunting when not closed for fire hazard).