[obol] Northern Bobwhite in Canby

[Alan Contreras]

When I lived in Nyssa, on the Oregon-Idaho line, in 1969-70, Bobwhite were fairly regular in the ag lands of that area.  The last time I heard one in that area was probably in the late 1980s, though I don't bird there much anymore.  Gray Partridge were easy back then, too, and are now pretty hard for me to find.  I don't think I have seen one on my last 3-4 trips to Malheur County.  

A lot of the hedgerow country has been cleared completely off for clean farming, which makes life hard for chickens.  If there are still any around, they are probably in less developed areas northwest of Brogan or south and west of Adrian.  However, those are areas that I have been into in recent years, and have found neither species.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Randy Prakken <randy at swiftview.com>
>Sent: Jul 3, 2006 9:10 AM
>To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
>Subject: [obol] Northern Bobwhite in Canby
>
>There is no question about it.  I have seen and heard a Bobwhite about 5 times 
>during the last week in my back yard just South of Canby.  5 minutes on it 
>with the binocs at 40 feet, male on a stump calling and watching, female 
>grazing nearby.  My wife, birding much longer than me, has seen it as well.
>
>My Nat Geo guide shows only one spot in Eastern Oregon and none in Idaho. 
> However, I heard them growing up in Idaho as well.
>
>Do quails really move around this much or is the book out of date?
>
>Randy Prakken
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Alan Contreras - Eugene, Oregon