RE: [Maine-birds] Re: Bob White and Botanical IDs, Harmony

I worked at a rehab center in Mass in college, late summer/fall there were many bobwhites brought in that had been released for hunting - their survival skills were not very good - most were desperately searching for food in backyards before being hit by cars/ caught by cats. 

Sarah

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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:52:05 -0700
From: abbyopearson@gmail.com
To: maine-birds@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Maine-birds] Re: Bob White and Botanical IDs, Harmony

Regarding the Bobwhite - When I first started paying attention to birds and bird calls a few years ago, I heard the unmistakable call of a Bobwhite west of Bangor while working around a culvert near some agriculture/pasture land. I recognized the sound from a bird call immediately, but didn't know that they were not common in our area.

Is it likely that the one I heard was an escapee from a sporting range? I guess it had never occurred to me that people would raise them here for hunting. Thanks, Maggie, for bringing this up.

-Abby

On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 10:34:17 AM UTC-4, Maggie Strickland wrote:

Freedom was short-lived for the bob white. Found the body by the road the very next morning.

Thanks for all the responses regarding the mock orange and honeysuckle.

Maggie Strickland

Harmony ME

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