On Tue, 17 Jan 1995, Eugene Hunn wrote:

snip snip

> Mountain Quail, however, was collected by Lewis &
> Clark (Clark to be precise) at the mouth of the Sandy River in mid-April
> 1806 and thus was very likely native in the Columbia Gorge. Birds seen
> near Lyle, for example, do not correspond to any known introductions and
> may well be from a truly native population. Not so those around Olympia
> & in the Blues.

(If I can post a question about Idaho on the Washington line?? :)

Gene's comment suggests that the Mountain Quail in Idaho were also
introduced.

Both Burleigh *Birds of Idaho* and Larrison et al. *Guide to Idaho Birds*
are ambiguous though they can be read to indicate that the species was
native.

Any comments? Where should I look for info?


Dale Goble
Moscow, Idaho