My cat thinks God sends him a quail now and then. We live in a rural area that's being overwhelmed by a couple of thousand new homes, and the wildlife is really struggling. We've left some brush piles for shelter, maintained the native vegetation and put in bird feeders and water on our property to help. Probably won't do much in the long run, but it makes me feel better....
The yard is full of quail most of the time, and our cat (an indoor pet) watches them through the window. Three times this spring and summer, a quail has fluttered up from the feeder and crashed through the glass into the living room. We're leaving the curtains closed now...