quail in Abbotsford?

[boblly1]

i can see those bob white quail just fine

[j270wsm]

Seen what looked like california quail at my sisters house in grand forks this morning

[Surrey Boy]

escaped or released, should be Sched C

I love Schedule C!

No closed season, no bag limit, no tags, no method restrictions, and it's not even legally "hunting".

[Wild one]

Seen what looked like california quail at my sisters house in grand forks this morning

There is a well known population in grandforks

[Squamch]

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

California quail on the island, not bobwhites

[Salty]

There's bob whites too, according to VFX' post back there they were introduced on the island in 1922

[DStewart]

Seen some quail in the UBC research forest so not surprised. Thanks for sharing!

[rustybarrel]

Those are Bob's...I am the guy who also posted about Bob's being seen at SFU recently.
I got some lame responses to my post... telling me about what was planted 60 years ago...blah,blah.
I am 55 and have lived/fished hunted in BC for a long while.I have never heard of Bobs in the lower mainland unless in a pen.
If the Bobs at your place,and at SFU,or in Pitt Meadows are not coincidental escapees from a pen(60km apart), well this is now getting interesting.
Would love to hear from someone who may actually have an educated thought.... CO/s ?

[ForestWalker10]

i thought i seen quail when i was walking around one day! I think it looks like Mearns's quail (cyrtonyx montezumae), aka harlequin quail, painted quail, montezuma quail.

hm...maybe not now.

[badgreenbird]

Those are Bob's...I am the guy who also posted about Bob's being seen at SFU recently.
I got some lame responses to my post... telling me about what was planted 60 years ago...blah,blah.
I am 55 and have lived/fished hunted in BC for a long while.I have never heard of Bobs in the lower mainland unless in a pen.
If the Bobs at your place,and at SFU,or in Pitt Meadows are not coincidental escapees from a pen(60km apart), well this is now getting interesting.
Would love to hear from someone who may actually have an educated thought.... CO/s ?

check out this reference: http://www.birdatlas.bc.ca/accounts/...p=NOBO&lang=en

the BC breeding bird atlas is an excellent source of information, compiled over 5 years by thousands of volunteers and reviewed by many experts.

Basically Northern Bobwhites aren't native to BC, but have been introduced repeatedly over the years.. recent efforts are ... 'independent'. Local introductions may hang on for a while if conditions are good, but they won't survive long or spread far.