Shown in the photo is Tracy Prevete with her kindergarten students, some holding the recently hatched baby quail. Tracy Pre­vete's kindergar­ten students re­ceived the quail eggs 28 days ago. The class had the unique opportu­nity to explore the process of how a quail develops. They conducted various science activities, in con­junction with Wil­liam Howard's fourth-graders.

The students watched the quails hatch with amazement.

The quails are kept in cages and un­der heated lamps. They are fed turkey starter and drink water with marbles, so they don't drown. The students will continue to care for the quails until the end of the school year. At that time they will return the baby quails to Suf­folk BOCES where they will be raised. After approximately six months, they are released into the environment to eat deer ticks. "It is really cool to have baby quail in our classroom. We are also helping the environment," said kindergarten­ers Anthony and Evan. "We take care of them now and they eat deer ticks to help us later."