>Sitting down to breakfast in the new house for the first time, I heard a
>familiar, but curiously out of place two-toned vocalization.
>
>Sitting on the fence was a solitary male Bobwhite Quail. I assume this is a
>released/escaped bird form someone's breeding facility.


Well, that's a great way to start your yard list. I've always counted
exotic birds on my various yard lists, as I don't think there are any
official rules.... I've never seen or heard a California Quail in our
neighborhood, but one morning one walked out of the shrubbery, fed under
the feeder for a while, then walked away, never to be seen again.

Hope Bob survives the traffic, cats, dogs, peregrines, and other urban hazards.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416