quail in Abbotsford?

[hoochie]

in the back yard....

http://imgur.com/K9ZJcwB

[IslandWanderer]

Photobucket isn't working without the $400.

[hoochie]

so only I can see my post.
lame. will repost later

[walks with deer]

I can see it are those quail?

[walks with deer]

Look more like a partridge??

[Wild one]

Can't see the pic but any quail in Abbotsford most likely escaped on someone

[IslandWanderer]

I can see it now. Those are juvenile pheasants.

[kevan]

in the back yard....

http://imgur.com/K9ZJcwB

What part of Abbotsford Hoochie ?
We have seen similar around Fishtrap Creek Park and lake...

[HappyJack]

They have quail in Kelowna so why not in Abbotsford?

[hoochie]

Im on the east side of abby between sumas exit and watcom exit.
never seen birds like this around here before.. wasnt sure what they are.
Its been a very strange year, we have a few bucks that come around, a few does, a piebald... wife said she saw a bear.
I guess things are getting pushed down from the mountain with all the construction.

I could hear a noise, and it sounded sort of like a squirrel. then i looked over and saw 6 or 8 of these guys walking through the yard. I had to grab the camera so I would have proof

[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/efauna/AlienSpeciesinBritishColumbiaHistoricalRecords.htm l#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/details.cfm?displayhabitat=&sort=aounumber&typename=tennessee&uid=09042710063558954&commonname=northern%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/efauna/AlienSpeciesinBritishColumbiaHistoricalRecords.htm l#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/details.cfm?displayhabitat=&sort=aounumber&typename=tennessee&uid=09042710063558954&commonname=northern%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

[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/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=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.