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["Charles P. Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carol et al.,
The "Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Tennessee" contains an account of the
various past efforts of TWRA and others to introduce non-native game birds
in Tennessee.  This account was based on the published references and other
sources available to me in the mid-1990s.  The introduction efforts included
chukars, Japanese (Coturnix) quail, red junglefowl (parent stock of the
domestic chicken), and ring-necked pheasants.  I did not find any reference
to releases of California quail or "Mexican" quail.  Many years ago a
reddish strain of the northern bobwhite which supposedly originated in the
southwest was introduced unsuccessfully at the Ames Plantation in Hardeman
and Fayette Counties.  I remember seeing some stuffed birds of this strain
in a display case at Ames when I had a summer job there in the early 1970s.
I wonder if this might be the "Mexican" quail?

Individuals of various species and varieties of pheasants are occasionally
reported across Tennessee.  These birds are probably escaped from private
breeders, game farms, or private hunting preserves.  These could be the
source of the bird you saw.

Perhaps some reader with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency can provide
us with more information on this topic.

Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN
 

-----Original Message-----
From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joan C Reese/SPEC/PS/EXT/UTIA
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 3:02 PM
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] California quail? at my feeder


Carol Reese
Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District
University of Tennessee Extension Service
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson TN 38301
731 425 4767 email  jreese5@xxxxxxx

Island Road, Chester County TN, this morning there was what I believe to be
a California quail on the ground beneath my feeders feeding on sunflower
seeds. He stayed several minutes, but of course, once I went for my book,
he disappeared. I know there was once a program of releasing what my father
called "Mexican quail" in the southeast, is this still a common practice?
Anyone else seen these guys?

cr

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