Date: 6/2/26 8:35 pm From: Keith Carlson via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Bobwhite quail
I would report on E bird to establish the record. I have shot released Bobwhites at Peck a few years ago. Keith
On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM Catherine Temple via Inland-nw-birders < <inland-nw-birders...> wrote:
> I had a unique experience today while fishing at Dworshak Reservoir. The > morning was very still except for the many birds singing. While waiting for > fish to bite I relaxed and listened to the sounds of nature and tried to > discern the names of the singers. Suddenly I heard a sharp, clear two note > call and immediately snapped to attention. The call was a clear whistled > "bob white!" It called again after a bit, then a third time, but never > frequently enough to get a recording. Now, I know that these quail are not > common to our area and I am also very familiar with their call as my father > raised them in our backyard when I was a child, but I have to admit I > thought I was hallucinating. My husband couldn't hear it so he can't > corroborate my story. Then the calls stopped and I was left wondering. A > few hours later I heard it call again, just twice, so again no recording > and I couldn't see any bird on the hillside. We were fishing in the Canyon > Creek bay if anyone is familiar with the area. I checked with eBird to see > if someone may have reported one either recently or in the past and > couldn't find anything there. My guess is that perhaps someone was raising > them and released them, otherwise the little guy was extremely lost. Anyone > know if that might be the case or perhaps you've heard one in the area? > > I'm not really sure what else to do with my interesting discovery, but > thought I would share with fellow birders who may be interested or crazy > enough to go look for it. I'm pretty sure it was not a person up there > whistling as that area is pretty inaccessible except by boat. I thought > about reporting to eBird, but I have very little evidence to present beyond > a few calls I recognized from childhood. Anyway, I just thought I'd share > and maybe someone has some thoughts on it. Otherwise, hope you all are > enjoying the beautiful sounds of nature somewhere! > Catherine Temple > > > -- > > *Catherine Temple* > > *Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist* > > *Clarkston, WA.(208) 791-7052* > <ctemple99...> > > www.catherinetemple.com > www.flickr.com/photos/ctemple/ > _______________________________________________ > Inland-nw-birders mailing list > send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> > manage subscription: > https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders > _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> manage subscription: https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders
