>At dusk, about 4 p.m. out our east window, where we feed our ground birds
>wild-birdseed and cracked corn under a large western redcedar tree, we saw
>four Northern Bobwhite, one female and three males. We regularly see our
>flock of California Quail, so when we looked out the window and noticed
>four plump, brownish birds with white-and-black-striped faces, we looked
>again. We have resident towhees, song sparrows, juncos, winter resident
>varied thrushes, plus fox sparrows when it snows, but Bobwhite never
>before. We have not heard them around our place. Where did they come from?
>Quite exciting to be keeping a small covey of Bobwhite alive through our
>cold and wet fall and winter season!
>
>Bill and Erin Woods Woods Tree Farm Redmond, WA U.S.A.
><wwwbike at halcyon.com>
>
>
We photographed a solitary male Bobwhite at our feeder here in Normandy Park
last Summer. We heard the familiar call every morning for about a week. We
also assumed that it was a raised bird that had gotten loose and that
eventually the neighborhood cats got it.

Mike
Mike Waller
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens
5500 Phinney Avenue N.
Seattle, Washington 98103
Ph:(206)684-4057
Fax:(206)684-4817
e-mail: mwaller at wolfenet.com