Tweeters,

Yesterday, I talked briefly with Dave Ware, the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife's Upland Bird Manager, about Bobwhite and Scaled Quail.
Dave doesn't believe that either species persists for very long in the wild
in Washington with the Scaled Quail being the least likely to survive and
successfully breed here. Bobwhite may breed successfully and maintain their
numbers in an area for a short while but they undoubtedly don't last long
(particularly in eastern Washington) without continued augmentation from
releases of pen-raised birds.

Bobwhite are raised in tremendous numbers and many of the state's shooting
ranges (including those in the Yakima area and at Fort Lewis) see releases
of birds every weekend during much of the year.

Kelly McAllister