[mou] RE: [Mnbird] N. Bobwhites

[Alt, Mark]

Without a trained hunting dog, you will have trouble seeing quantities =
of these birds. They sit tight and resist flushing, this is what makes =
them so attractive as a target of hunting with a pointer.  If you have =
ever birded Virginia or Georgia where Quail are common, it is =
omnipresent call that declares their presence and gives you an idea of =
where they live. You hear them everywhere.

Mark Alt
Brooklyn Center, MN
mark.alt@bestbuy.com

"Birds and their songs are important to me, they add to my enjoyment of =
life"=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Erickson [mailto:lauraerickson@abac.com]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:49 AM
To: Anthony Hertzel; MN Birding Net; MOU Listservice
Subject: Re: [mnbird] N. Bobwhites


Hmmm.  I take issue with a few points myself.

At 11:37 AM 8/8/2003 -0500, Anthony Hertzel wrote:
>But you still need a minimum population level to sustain the species. =
Recent studies indicate that by the end of the breeding season (right =
about now) you ought to be able to find close to 4000 bobwhite in any =
one local breeding area. Is anyone in Winona, Houston, or Fillmore =
county reporting even 1% of these numbers?


I've birded a lot in southern Michigan and Illinois, both of which are =
WELL within the established breeding range of bobwhites, and have NEVER =
seen close to 4000, or 400, or even 40 in a single local area.


>> The historic range of Northern Bobwhite did
>> encompass extreme southern Minnesota.
>
>Actually, it probably did not.

T.S. Roberts:  "A permanent resident, breeding chiefly in the =
southeastern quarter of the state but has spread westward and =
northwestward to the Dakotas and, to a limited extent, into the forested =
areas northward.  Minnesota is at the limit of its present northwestern =
range in the United States."  (1932, 1936)


Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN

Journey North Science Writer
<http://learner.org/jnorth/current.html>

<http://www.lauraerickson.com/>

There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds.  =
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of =
nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the =
winter.

                                --Rachel Carson=20


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