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Birders

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2015, 10:39 AM Jul 2015

Heard a call this morning that I haven't heard in 35 years

BOB WHITE! - BOB WHITE! - BOB WHITE! We had several coveys of quail close to our farm. They were good sized. I remember the last that I saw. They were just about a dozen, a very small group. They crossed the road into a very large ranch never to be seen again.

I've always wondered what happened to our quail population. We have lots of doves; mourning, Inca and imported ring necks but no quail until this morning. This gives me hope for the world.