In Spring 2015, a fellow poster on a smallmouth bass forum put up a photo of a "swarm of baby birds" that clambered over his feet on a Little Miami-side game trail near Middletown and Corwin Roads in this very vicinity.  The pic was of Northern Bobwhites.  So perhaps not a recent release!

Bird well,

Paul

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> On Jun 19, 2017, at 2:23 PM, Ricardo Garcia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I was amazed and delighted to hear a northern bobwhite calling today--first
> time in many years.  Location was a farm/cow pasture on Middletown Road,
> east of Hwy. 42, just west of the intersection with Red Oak Road.  I have
> heard and seen bobolinks in this area from Red Oak Road the last couple
> years, but not this year, although I did hear some dickcissels.  I assume
> the presence of the quail must be the result of a recent release, but still
> hearing that call takes me back about 50 years.
> 
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