As a new-ish birder it is always sad when I hear of people laughing at others for mistaking a bird species or bob-cat for a lynx. Everybody starts somewhere, no? People are not born knowing that two big birds with white heads or two birds with long legs & necks could be different varieties. It takes some time... I'll never forget when I tried to insist my Red-winged Blackbird was a Tri-color; it was not breeding season and the blackbirds were not flashing color. I bet we all have our stories. Having said that, the bird I've seen here in Huerfano County was not a Bobwhite. What struck me about the several small birds I watched was their 'topnot'...made famous by a cartoon I enjoyed as a child. Actually, I suspected it was a California Quail...but decided on Gambel's because THAT bird IS listed on the CFO Checklist for birds in Huerfano County...which I have linked to my blog. The link is: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/checklists/checklist.php?name=Huerfano So, while I may not have a current list, and perhaps the list has changed...the CFO has listed, one time or another...Gambel's Quail as being observed in Huerfano County. Oh, and I agree...perhaps these birds are escapees; but Cornell's sight makes it clear: it is more likely I'd see a Gambel's Quail than a Northern Bobwhite...were the birds wild. I hope this helps, Beverly Jensen www.RuralChatter.blogspot.com
--- On Tue, 7/28/09, SeEtta Moss <[email protected]> wrote: Beverly, the CFO County Birding checklist for Huerfano Co lists Scaled Quail as the only quail species for your county. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
