quail in Abbotsford?

[1/2 slam]

Those appear to be Bobwhite Quail.

[hoochie]

Those appear to be Bobwhite Quail.

I think so too.

[Blainer]

Nice capture, look like Quail to me.

[Wild one]

in the back yard....

http://imgur.com/K9ZJcwB

Those are bob white quail

[Salty]

I know they're on the south island and I've seen them in Vernon but whether its normal for them in the fraser valley I do not know. Cool pic hoochie thanks for sharin

[Big Lew]

There have been quail in the Fraser Valley off and on since I was a kid in the fifties.
Our neighbor raised them for gun clubs in the Fraser estuary, along with pheasants.
He was also the fellow that is in the books as introducing chucker partridge to the
Interior as part of a government program.

[Ride Red]

Those appear to be Bobwhite Quail.

Those are Bobwhite.

[VFX_man]

Those appear to be Bobwhite Quail.

That is my thought as well. Looks like there was an introduction into BC and in the states of WA, OR, ID

http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity...rds.html#Birds

"Bob-white Quail (Colinus virginianus (L.))According to the Game Department records, Bob-white Quail were first introduced to British Columbia by the BC Forest and Stream Club in 1899 and planted at various points on the Lower Mainland. One hundred and fifty-six birds were released. One hundred and thirty were released near Ashcroft in 1900, thirty-two near Shuswap in 1905, and thirty-five at the Coldstream Ranch near Vernon in 1907. In 1922, additional birds were released on Vancouver Island. The species is said to have been present on South Pender Island in 1886, when the first settlers arrived, but there is no record of this early introduction.
Present status of Bob-white in British Columbia: Said to have done well for a period of years in the southern interior, but the latest authentic record for that area is listed as January 1912, by Munro and Cowan (1947). Several flocks survived near Huntingdon on the US boundary, but were exterminated in the severe winter of 1947-48. There are no recent reports from Vancouver or Pender Island. It appears that Bob-white introductions to the province were unsuccessful."


Click on the range map on this page.
http://tnwatchablewildlife.org/detai...ern%20bobwhite

[Wild one]

That is my thought as well. Looks like there was an introduction into BC and in the states of WA, OR, ID

http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity...rds.html#Birds

"Bob-white Quail (Colinus virginianus (L.))According to the Game Department records, Bob-white Quail were first introduced to British Columbia by the BC Forest and Stream Club in 1899 and planted at various points on the Lower Mainland. One hundred and fifty-six birds were released. One hundred and thirty were released near Ashcroft in 1900, thirty-two near Shuswap in 1905, and thirty-five at the Coldstream Ranch near Vernon in 1907. In 1922, additional birds were released on Vancouver Island. The species is said to have been present on South Pender Island in 1886, when the first settlers arrived, but there is no record of this early introduction.
Present status of Bob-white in British Columbia: Said to have done well for a period of years in the southern interior, but the latest authentic record for that area is listed as January 1912, by Munro and Cowan (1947). Several flocks survived near Huntingdon on the US boundary, but were exterminated in the severe winter of 1947-48. There are no recent reports from Vancouver or Pender Island. It appears that Bob-white introductions to the province were unsuccessful."


Click on the range map on this page.
http://tnwatchablewildlife.org/detai...ern%20bobwhite

very interesting lived in Abbotsford and inlaws were in the Huntington areas for many years. Never heard any past or present sightings of quail so assumed only possibility was escaped birds.

The above info makes me wonder if they have just gone unnoticed or unreported in small numbers

[boxhitch]

escaped or released, should be Sched C