Joe answered a bobwhite that called from a corner of brush, and a red-winged blackbird that perched on a swaying reed down near the creek.
"The Lost Wagon"
James Arthur Kjelgaard
Then, just below them, in the pasture, a bobwhite called repeatedly, seeking an answer, which came presently, from the far distance, faint almost as a whispered echo.
"Nobody's Child"
Elizabeth Dejeans