Date: 6/3/26 8:17 am From: Sarah Walker via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Bobwhite quail
Good account! Snapping to attention etc :)
I grew up back east and would have had the same reaction. What a great fishing trip with extras, Sarah
On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM Catherine Temple via Inland-nw-birders < <inland-nw-birders...> wrote:
> I had a unique experience today while fishing at Dworshak Reservoir. The > morning was very still except for the many birds singing. While waiting for > fish to bite I relaxed and listened to the sounds of nature and tried to > discern the names of the singers. Suddenly I heard a sharp, clear two note > call and immediately snapped to attention. The call was a clear whistled > "bob white!" It called again after a bit, then a third time, but never > frequently enough to get a recording. Now, I know that these quail are not > common to our area and I am also very familiar with their call as my father > raised them in our backyard when I was a child, but I have to admit I > thought I was hallucinating. My husband couldn't hear it so he can't > corroborate my story. Then the calls stopped and I was left wondering. A > few hours later I heard it call again, just twice, so again no recording > and I couldn't see any bird on the hillside. We were fishing in the Canyon > Creek bay if anyone is familiar with the area. I checked with eBird to see > if someone may have reported one either recently or in the past and > couldn't find anything there. My guess is that perhaps someone was raising > them and released them, otherwise the little guy was extremely lost. Anyone > know if that might be the case or perhaps you've heard one in the area? > > I'm not really sure what else to do with my interesting discovery, but > thought I would share with fellow birders who may be interested or crazy > enough to go look for it. I'm pretty sure it was not a person up there > whistling as that area is pretty inaccessible except by boat. I thought > about reporting to eBird, but I have very little evidence to present beyond > a few calls I recognized from childhood. Anyway, I just thought I'd share > and maybe someone has some thoughts on it. Otherwise, hope you all are > enjoying the beautiful sounds of nature somewhere! > Catherine Temple > > > -- > > *Catherine Temple* > > *Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist* > > *Clarkston, WA.(208) 791-7052* > <ctemple99...> > > www.catherinetemple.com > www.flickr.com/photos/ctemple/ > _______________________________________________ > Inland-nw-birders mailing list > send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> > manage subscription: > https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders > _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> manage subscription: https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders
Date: 6/2/26 8:35 pm From: Keith Carlson via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Bobwhite quail
I would report on E bird to establish the record. I have shot released Bobwhites at Peck a few years ago. Keith
On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM Catherine Temple via Inland-nw-birders < <inland-nw-birders...> wrote:
> I had a unique experience today while fishing at Dworshak Reservoir. The > morning was very still except for the many birds singing. While waiting for > fish to bite I relaxed and listened to the sounds of nature and tried to > discern the names of the singers. Suddenly I heard a sharp, clear two note > call and immediately snapped to attention. The call was a clear whistled > "bob white!" It called again after a bit, then a third time, but never > frequently enough to get a recording. Now, I know that these quail are not > common to our area and I am also very familiar with their call as my father > raised them in our backyard when I was a child, but I have to admit I > thought I was hallucinating. My husband couldn't hear it so he can't > corroborate my story. Then the calls stopped and I was left wondering. A > few hours later I heard it call again, just twice, so again no recording > and I couldn't see any bird on the hillside. We were fishing in the Canyon > Creek bay if anyone is familiar with the area. I checked with eBird to see > if someone may have reported one either recently or in the past and > couldn't find anything there. My guess is that perhaps someone was raising > them and released them, otherwise the little guy was extremely lost. Anyone > know if that might be the case or perhaps you've heard one in the area? > > I'm not really sure what else to do with my interesting discovery, but > thought I would share with fellow birders who may be interested or crazy > enough to go look for it. I'm pretty sure it was not a person up there > whistling as that area is pretty inaccessible except by boat. I thought > about reporting to eBird, but I have very little evidence to present beyond > a few calls I recognized from childhood. Anyway, I just thought I'd share > and maybe someone has some thoughts on it. Otherwise, hope you all are > enjoying the beautiful sounds of nature somewhere! > Catherine Temple > > > -- > > *Catherine Temple* > > *Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist* > > *Clarkston, WA.(208) 791-7052* > <ctemple99...> > > www.catherinetemple.com > www.flickr.com/photos/ctemple/ > _______________________________________________ > Inland-nw-birders mailing list > send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> > manage subscription: > https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders > _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list send email to: <Inland-nw-birders...> manage subscription: https://mailmanlists.us/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders
I had a unique experience today while fishing at Dworshak Reservoir. The morning was very still except for the many birds singing. While waiting for fish to bite I relaxed and listened to the sounds of nature and tried to discern the names of the singers. Suddenly I heard a sharp, clear two note call and immediately snapped to attention. The call was a clear whistled "bob white!" It called again after a bit, then a third time, but never frequently enough to get a recording. Now, I know that these quail are not common to our area and I am also very familiar with their call as my father raised them in our backyard when I was a child, but I have to admit I thought I was hallucinating. My husband couldn't hear it so he can't corroborate my story. Then the calls stopped and I was left wondering. A few hours later I heard it call again, just twice, so again no recording and I couldn't see any bird on the hillside. We were fishing in the Canyon Creek bay if anyone is familiar with the area. I checked with eBird to see if someone may have reported one either recently or in the past and couldn't find anything there. My guess is that perhaps someone was raising them and released them, otherwise the little guy was extremely lost. Anyone know if that might be the case or perhaps you've heard one in the area?
I'm not really sure what else to do with my interesting discovery, but thought I would share with fellow birders who may be interested or crazy enough to go look for it. I'm pretty sure it was not a person up there whistling as that area is pretty inaccessible except by boat. I thought about reporting to eBird, but I have very little evidence to present beyond a few calls I recognized from childhood. Anyway, I just thought I'd share and maybe someone has some thoughts on it. Otherwise, hope you all are enjoying the beautiful sounds of nature somewhere! Catherine Temple
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Doug If the woodpeckers are still around, I would like to come see them. WIll you please send directions? I will be coming from Spokane. Thanks for the posting Ann Brinly
On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM <inland-nw-birders-request...> wrote:
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Date: 5/24/26 11:39 am From: Vicki King via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] WOS Monthly Meeting, June 1, 2026 (online only)
Wishing all a pleasant Memorial Day Weekend, and apologizing for this late-ish notice about our upcoming WOS Monthly Meeting … Because May 14 - 17 was our Annual Conference, with wonderful days spent traipsing across state lines (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) enjoying birding together in stunning surroundings. A conference report will be added at WOS.org soon - please take a look!
On Monday June 1, 2026, the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) invites you to our final Monthly Meeting of the season. The program will be our ever-popular "WOS Members' Photo Night” when favorite and new birding sites and insights are shared, by virtue of the talents and photographic skills of a group of our Members. Enjoy a "virtual" birding experience from your respective evening "roosting spots."
Sign-in on Zoom will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page: https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on virtual participation and to get the Zoom link. When joining the meeting, we ask that you PLEASE mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off.
This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos
If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at https://wos.org
Many thanks in advance to our member-presenters, not only for their camera work, but for stepping up to the challenges posed by technology!
Date: 5/23/26 10:06 am From: Doug Ward via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] They're Baaaack - Cape Horn Lewis's Woodpeckers
Back in town after being away for the "winter" and ran out Thursday (21 May'26) to check our place near Bayview (Kootenai Co., ID) on Cape Horn Road. Everything was in good order including being greeted by a couple of returning LEWIS'S WOODPECKERs! There has been a small but growing breeding colony of these enigmatic and beautiful woodpeckers out there since 2022. Last summer there were at least three (3) breeding pairs, but likely more based on all the activity (+15 total birds at any one time) after the youngsters had fledged and formed large family groups by late July.
If you'd like to head out and catch the show this year and need directions, please let me know.
