Quail Order ID Help

[Julie Martinez]

My coworker just sent me these two photos taken of a solitary bird seen in Aurora by 11th Ave and Airport Blvd. It looks like a Northern Bobwhite to me, but the location doesn't seem within their range. Is it something else I'm overlooking? I'm not great with quail order ID.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/163iyo34qxKG4xwAeXQHcnkddoYqJeXR6/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1--c-txlcV2mN2VXdufoEmz1bLzQ9KzMX/view?usp=drivesdk

Julie Martinez
Aurora

[Deborah Carstensen]

I would guess bobwhite as well. There are farms that raise them as game birds and they escape on occasion.
Deb Carstensen, Littleton
PS The only bobwhite I have ever seen was roaming the driveway at the entrance of Swedish Hospital. It took some effort to catch him and then we took him to Birdie, the bird rescuer who has since passed.
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