Different kind of baby

Today while conducting a bird survey I came upon this little nugget in the trail:

It's a baby California Quail. At first I thought he was dead, but then I noticed a bit of movement and I picked him up.

He was very limp and cold and kept his eyes tightly shut. I held him in my fist for a while and tried to warm him up. After about 20 minutes or so I felt a bit of movement in my hand and opened it up to take a peek:

He started to peep softly. I thought I should try putting him on the ground to see if anyone would come back for him.

Although I heard quail in the area, nobody seemed to notice that they were missing one little chick. When I went back to check on him he was stuck on his back with his huge feet waving in the air. Poor guy. So I scooped him back up.

I called a local wildlife rehabber who took him in. Hopefully I'll receive an update on his status soon.