The Bobwhite/Quail are back. Four in the front yard for 1/2 hour or more this morning. They have discovered the fallout from the finch-food feeders. Anita Storino Stratford Hills Richmond On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:30 PM, <flyingfish1@xxxxxxx> wrote: > People raise them for pets, and also for the infamous "so the children can > see the miracle of birth," and then release them or they escape. I've also > known hunters who raised and released them on their property. Human-raised > ones can be just about anywhere and won't necessarily act like proper wild > birds. > > - Kim Harrell > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Lisa Mease" <kunsthure@xxxxxxxxx> > *To: *va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent: *Monday, December 8, 2014 8:10:09 AM > *Subject: *[va-richmond-general] Re: bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford Hills > > 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 > > > > On Sunday, December 7, 2014, FreeLists Mailing List Manager < > ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> va-richmond-general Digest Sat, 06 Dec 2014 Volume: 13 >> Issue: 188 >> >> In This Issue: >> [va-richmond-general] bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford Hills >> [va-richmond-general] Re: bobwhite/VA quail in Stratford >> Hil >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> Liza Kate >> >> >> > 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 >> > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email >> to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the >> Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please >> visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of va-richmond-general Digest V13 #188 >> ****************************************** >> >> > > -- > > the hardest thing is rendering a moment moving too fast to endure. -- > incubus > > * http://twitter.com/RVaMedic > > > > >