Dennis,

I believe the small Bobwhite population at Weir Prairie in Thurston County is (are?) considered countable. Opperman's book indicates that the birds on "South Sound Prairies" are introduced, but they are considered self-sustaining and therefore countable.

-Rolan

Dennis Rockwell <denrockwell at surfbest.net> wrote:
Is there anyone reading this that believes they know where a listable population of Northern Bobwhite exists in Washington state?

I've identified them two or three times in Benton County over the years but never counted them because circumstances always indicated to me that they were either escapees or recent releases.

I see them on the offical WOS bird list, but I must say that I suspect that, like the Scaled Quail, there never really was a viable, self-sustaining population.

Am I wrong?

Dennis Rockwell
Kennewick, WA
denrockwell at surfbest.net


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