Most feed stores in Washington sell day old Bobwhite quail and Chukar
during May and June. It should be expected that many of these birds
will be purchased, then released into the environment at some point if
they have not been butchered, released for hunters, or used to train
hunting dogs. Very few, if any, are successfully breeding in my
opinion, except possibly in the SE part of the state.

For the purposes of listing, all Bobwhite Quail seen in Washington
should be considered to be hatchery birds, in my opinion and too
suspect to count on a list. Likewise, any Chukar found west of the
Columbia Basin in Washington is certainly a hatchery bird.

Scott R a y

Yakima, WA

On 8/23/06, susan at carmelprop.com <susan at carmelprop.com> wrote:
>
> Tweeters,
> I believe I encountered a Northern Bobwhite in Laurelhurst Park while
> walking my dog this morning around 7:30. After I looked around in Sibley's (
> and other field guides) I was pretty sure that's what it was, then the folks
> in the Audubon Shop said others had seen one at Montlake Fill last week. If
> this was posted already then I missed it.
> I'm wondering how odd this is?
> Cheers,
> Susan Carmel
> NE Seattle
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Moxee, WA
509.961.2625
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