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  1. J

    Seattle, WA, USA: quail of some type?

    I think your first photo is quite close. It puts me in the Ring-necked Pheasant camp more firmly. I think that is what it is. Best, Jim
  2. J

    Seattle, WA, USA: quail of some type?

    Hi Bob, Good points, but there are also a number of other possibilities. My range maps show Ring-necked Pheasant, Gray Partridge, Sooty Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, and Wild Turkey to be present in or very near that area. And there is also the possibility of exotic species or domestic...
  3. J

    Seattle, WA, USA: quail of some type?

    All the drawings and photos I can find of juvenile Bobwhites show them to have either a light or dark eye stripe, reminiscent of the adults. (See here for example: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/NDG/Quail/Bob/BRKBob.html ; also see the drawing in the National Geographic Field guide, fifth...
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