Rondeau Ric

Northern bobwhite continues to visit our yard. Today he came within 10 feet of me and didn't really seem concerned. Rondeau Provincial Park, June 4, 2023 Colinus virginianus. The oldest Northern Bobwhite on record was 6 years, 5 months old. They have short lifespans but make up for it with prolific breeding abilities. In a single breeding season under good conditions, a bobwhite pair can produce 2 or 3 broods, totaling 25 offspring or more.

Bob our Northern Bobwhite showed up in the yard again today. He ranges up and down the dunes covering about 6 km - 3.5 miles. Anne put out some mixed seed for him and 16 blackbirds showed up. None when near Bob. Maybe he's the bad, bad, LeRoy Brown of the bird world. Rondeau Provincial Park, May 30, 2023. Colinus virginianus. The bobwhite genus is represented by more than 700 known fossils, dug up in sites ranging from Florida to Arizona to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Some of these fossils are at least 2.5 million years old. source- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Bobwhite/

Rondeau Provincial Park, May 6, 2023. The bobwhite returned or stayed in the immediate area. It shows well for 25-35 birders and non-birders. At one point the was a kerfuffle in a brush pile and the bobwhite chased a Virginia rail out. Another new yard bird although I didn't get a photo of the rail. After the crowds left the bobwhite returned to our yard had a drink and foraged a bit, then wandered off for the night. Colinus virginianus. The bobwhite genus is represented by more than 700 known fossils, dug up in sites ranging from Florida to Arizona to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Some of these fossils are at least 2.5 million years old. source - allaboutbirds-org.

Northern Bobwhite, Rondeau Provincial Park, May 5, 2023. Heard the bird calling across the road then it came into the lot beside us. Eventually it came into the yard and even went to the pond for a drink of water. Colinus virginianus. Northern Bobwhites are divided into 22 subspecies, some of which were formerly considered to be separate species—such as the Masked Bobwhite, the Rufous-bellied Bobwhite, and the Black-headed Bobwhite. Although the females mostly look alike, the males vary dramatically from one subspecies to the next. source - llaboutbirds-org