that bird in the end sounds a bit like a quail. did you ever figure out what it was? also - in relation to the video after this ... I heard there is a special elk or moose herd that comes through this area in Liberty Lake. Do you know anything about that?
Never did figure out the bird, and have never seen a quail up there. Could be one however so a guess as good as anything! Regarding moose, there is a nice number of moose living in the area, and there are elk that come through on Greenridge occasionally. They normally hang out in the Cable Creek area just over in Idaho. I did see a lone elk on the Liberty Lake trail this past spring, but no elk have gone past the cameras yet. Friends on Greenridge capture them on cameras every few months. Thanks for the comments!