FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Re: Bobwhite in Arlington

["Margaret B. West" <embeewest@xxxxxxxx>]

 Believe it or not here in Newport News we apparently have a self-sustaining
population of Bobwhites in the downtown area adjacent to the railways yards.
I did the urban tree survey for the city a few years ago which took me along
the railway yards for a number of days. I would often see several coveys of
four to ten birds at a time.
      Also in some of the older neighborhoods I consistently hear birds year
after year.  I don't believe these are captive birds either as I hear
 singing from different areas at once.  A number of these older
neighborhoods have what amount to fairly large hedgerows along property
lines,  I wonder if this has been enough cover for the quail to survive.  My
own yard has a long but short and narrow (24"X24") boxwood hedge that spits
out new rabbits every few weeks. Spontaneous generation I guess!  Who knows
maybe some Bobwhite populations have adapted to urbanization when conditions
are right.
     By the way Ned that honeysuckle you are talking about is a noxious
 non-native invasive alien, 'fraid you're gona hav'ta kill it!  Just
kidding,
 about killing it I mean.

 David West
Newport News



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