[va-richmond-general] Re: bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford Hills

  • From: Lesley P Bulluck <lpbulluck@xxxxxxx>
  • To: kunsthure@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 08:56:28 -0500

Very possible.  There was one that called and walked around for several
weeks in June in our neighborhood in bon air.

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Lesley Bulluck, PhD
Department of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
Trani Life Sciences Building, 028
Richmond, VA 23284
phone:804-828-0072

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Lisa Mease <kunsthure@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It's interesting that there have been Bobwhites in the city.  About a
> month ago, I felt very confident that I saw one at the edge of a stand of
> trees in a "wilder" area on the grounds of Glen Allen HS (brown with white
> on the head, walking like a chicken, about the size of a Mourning Dove, no
> tail when it flew off, no flight call like a Mourning Dove or Killdeer) but
> a birder I know told me that it almost certainly couldn't have been one
> based on the habitat.  If they are in the city at bird feeders, now I'm
> wondering if I really did see one.  What do you all think?
>
> -Lisa
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>> va-richmond-general Digest      Sat, 06 Dec 2014        Volume: 13
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>>                 [va-richmond-general] bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford Hills
>>                 [va-richmond-general] Re: bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford
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>> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 12:23:29 -0200
>> Subject: [va-richmond-general] bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford Hills
>> From: Anita Storino <astorino11@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> For about the past month, two neighbors have told me they have had quail
>> in
>> their yards, here in Stratford Hills in Richmond.
>> This morning, at least two were in my front yard eating under a bird
>> feeder. NOTE: I tried to attach some pictures, but the email would not go
>> through with them attached. Anyone wanting pictures can contact me.
>>
>> After some research, I realize these are Northern Bobwhite aka Virginia
>> Quail.
>>
>> Very cool - bobwhite/quail in the city!
>>
>> Anita Storino
>>
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>> Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford Hills
>> From: "Liza Kate" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "
>> ponysings@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
>> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 14:27:20 -0500
>>
>> Very cool! I spotted one in my neighborhood (Carytown) on June 29th of
>> this year.
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>>
>> Liza Kate
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>> > On Dec 6, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Anita Storino <astorino11@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > For about the past month, two neighbors have told me they have had
>> quail in their yards, here in Stratford Hills in Richmond.
>> >
>> > This morning, at least two were in my front yard eating under a bird
>> feeder. NOTE: I tried to attach some pictures, but the email would not go
>> through with them attached. Anyone wanting pictures can contact me.
>> >
>> > After some research, I realize these are Northern Bobwhite aka Virginia
>> Quail.
>> >
>> > Very cool - bobwhite/quail in the city!
>> >
>> > Anita Storino
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