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blackswamp
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« on: October 05, 2004, 11:38:43 PM »
Hey all-

I have a female bob that I saw the other day calling 'bob-white', same as the males do.  Just wondering if anyone else has ever seen this before... :?:

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dennycox
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2004, 02:26:33 PM »
I have.  My oldest Bobwhite hen calls all the time.  I suspected that she was actually a him with the wrong markings, but she is still laying.... :o This was a puzzle to me, but I was reluctant to mention it.....  :oops:  :oops:
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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2004, 08:19:07 AM »
I have one hen that will call "bobwhite" when isolated from the others. But she is not nearly as loud as the males.
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blackswamp
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2004, 09:06:35 PM »
I guess there's one in every bunch, so it seems...  This one was definitely not as loud as my males, but just threw me for a bit.  I wonder if there is any scientific reason why they might do that :?: ...whether it is just a fluke, or if it has some purpose to the covey, or even fall shuffle, as I have only heard her the last week or so.

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squirrelhunter
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2005, 08:46:39 PM »
In my experience the hens have their own call that sounds very similar to the bobwhite. Its their own breeding call i guess.
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