Las Vegas NV Need Help (1 Viewer)

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 26, 2017

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I live in the east and my friend needed help with this Bird in Las Vegas Ive little western bird experience. Any ideas?

She says about pigeon sized rarely sees it fly, and like to bob and walk kinda like a turkey

 

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Birdbrain22

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• Jul 26, 2017

• #2

Northern Bobwhite there.

 

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AidenD

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• Jul 26, 2017

• #3

Another one for Northern Bobwhite. Northern Bobwhites are usually found out East, so this one is almost certainly an escapee.

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 26, 2017

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Are they in vegas? Thats where she is now taking pictures of it

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 26, 2017

• #5

okok

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 26, 2017

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Absolutely a bobwhite dont know how he ended up there, I just got another pic No doubt THANKs for the help

 

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fugl

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• Jul 26, 2017

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There are no established bobwhite populations in Nevada--the species isn't even on the checklist.

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 26, 2017

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Well there is the guy who must be an escape and hes a start

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 26, 2017

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fugl said:

There are no established bobwhite populations in Nevada--the species isn't even on the checklist.

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Not sure your point can you clarify?

 

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Byronix

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• Jul 26, 2017

• #10

Not sure your point can you clarify?

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He means there is basically no chance that this is a wild bird (i.e. be part of a locally-established breeding population) but it must have recently escaped from a collection/been released etc. You therefore couldn't officially "count" this bird if you were for example submitting your life list to the American Birding Association (of course you can always count whatever you want for your personal list).

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 27, 2017

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Byronix said:

He means there is basically no chance that this is a wild bird (i.e. be part of a locally-established breeding population) but it must have recently escaped from a collection/been released etc. You therefore couldn't officially "count" this bird if you were for example submitting your life list to the American Birding Association (of course you can always count whatever you want for your personal list).

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Why would I submit my friends sighting as my own, that doesnt make any sense. Seems like I am being put down here will keep that in mind and move on. Didn't know Birding was a hobby for those who have the time and the money.

 

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Byronix

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• Jul 27, 2017

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In no way meant to put you down! Was using "you" in the sense of "one", I was not saying you would submit someone else's sighting as your own.

 

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jrcummins84

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• Jul 27, 2017

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Byronix said:

In no way meant to put you down! Was using "you" in the sense of "one", I was not saying you would submit someone else's sighting as your own.

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OK sorry took something the wrong way.. thanks for clarifying Im not someone who does "Social" well and feeding the birds and getting into a hobby is new to me thanks for explaining.

 

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fugl

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• Jul 27, 2017

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jrcummins84 said:

Why would I submit my friends sighting as my own, that doesnt make any sense. Seems like I am being put down here will keep that in mind and move on. Didn't know Birding was a hobby for those who have the time and the money.

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No one's putting you down or accusing you of claiming someone else's sighting as your own. Byronix was speaking generally as was I, with no criticism of either you or your friend intended.

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Oops, cross-posted with Byronix. Glad everything's been settled amicably. . ..

 

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RJP

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• Jul 27, 2017

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At least here in the east, Bobwhite are sometimes raised in captivity and then released for hunting. So the possibility that some birds were transported for that reason is not out of the question ...