Whistling For Quail

I am not the best whistler, I have never been able to whistle with two fingers or make any noise loud enough to get anyone's attention (I have an Acme Thunderer for that), I can carry a tune but late this afternoon I was able to get responses from the quail that are living in the north fields at the preserve. It was interesting to try and match the birds' calls and hear them as they moved closer to me.

My dogs had flushed the quail from a hedgerow that encircles the fields and they were happy to chase after them into the tall grasses. After I called back the dogs I heard a hen to the west of where we were standing, I whistled back to the hens and thus our call and recall went on for several minutes as the hens moved closer to the place in the hedgerow they must have used for their covey.