Date: 8/18/26 3:52 pm From: Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Northern Bobwhite in King County
In the early 1980s before the area behind our Hazelwood residence was developed seeing and hearing quail was common.
Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
> On Aug 18, 2026, at 2:55 PM, Jane Hadley via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
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> The entry for Northern Bobwhite in the annotated checklist in the second edition of A Birder's Guide to Washington says:
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> Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus — Introduced from eastern U.S. Rare year-round resident of South Sound Prairies, where populations probably not self-sustaining. Frequently released in small numbers in other parts of state but rarely survives for more than one or two seasons.
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> (You can see the bird guide online at https://wabirdguide.org <https://wabirdguide.org/> >
> Jane Hadley
> Seattle, WA
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