Thanks for posting -- I was one of the two other birders who joined Ema after hearing the call, but since we never saw the bird, I was wondering whether to count it as a "heard" bird for my Fill Year List. Having just returned from eastern Washington where I'd heard them over and over again, I was about 95% sure it was quail and not starling-imitation-quail. Glad you got to actually see it!

At the Fill this morning circa 8-9am, dozens and dozens of swallows at the Alder Grove, plus a few VAUX'S SWIFTS.

Cheers,
Alexandra MacKenzie
Seattle

On Sat, 26 May 2012, George Pagos wrote:

> I arrived at the Fill just after 8:30 a.m., heard the quail calling, and after a brief wait, watched it amble across the parking lot and perch on a low branch.
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