On Tuesday, Apr. 25, Robin Kinney encountered and reported what  
appeared to be a SCALED QUAIL north of Mountain Grove, on the Wright/ 
Texas county line (in the area of County Line Rd. and Willow Rd.,  
Missouri DeLorme p. 54, H-1). This bird has been seen by Robin's non- 
birding rural mail carrier friend on several occasions in the same  
spot. I asked whether Northern Bobwhite, Ruffed Grouse, and Greater  
Roadrunner were ruled out in this identification; Robin's response  
follows:

Nope it wasn't a Roadrunner .. I have spent lots of time in the SW  
and seen tons of them .... Don't believe it was the Grouse either as  
it was much lighter in color  ... I have seen Scaled Quail in Western  
Texas before and I am 99.5% that is what it was.  I didn't get a  
picture  ... Wasn't out birding was just driving into town.  I do not  
live in that area & left there this afternoon so I can't and try &  
get a pic.  I should have access to a printer tomorrow & will fill  
out the Records committee form.  I will ask my mail carrier friend  
who is not at all interested in birds to let me know if she sees that  
bird anywhere again.  It was around 9:30 am, 1/4 mile up from County  
Line Rd and Willow Rd  .. On the south side of Willow Rd .. Both are  
gravel roads surrounded by lots of cow pastures.  I was less than 10  
ft away, it was standing there and then it turned and ran into the  
brush.

Robin Kinney can be reached at:

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Kristi Mayo
Missouri RBA Compiler
Kearney MO (Clay Co.)
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