Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[Larry Federman]

Keep in mind that Ring-necked Pheasant, along with Northern Bobwhite, are 
regularly found as escapees from hunt clubs.  We find them at our Buttercup 
Farm Sanctuary, which is adjacent to a hunt club from which they’ve escaped.

Larry Federman
Education Coordinator
Audubon New York
Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, and RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuaries and Centers

From: Thomas Rhindress 
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 5:17 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu 
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, 
NY

Thanks everyone. The overwhelming consensus seems to be ring-necked pheasant. I 
had eliminated that as an option due to it being listed as rare and declining 
in Westchester County and my impression that pheasants are field/pasture birds 
which are also lacking in the area it was found.

Then again I had a bluebird sighting in my backyard, also inappropriate habitat.

Tom Rhindress

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Re:[nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[Thomas Rhindress]

Thanks everyone. The overwhelming consensus seems to be ring-necked
pheasant. I had eliminated that as an option due to it being listed as rare
and declining in Westchester County and my impression that pheasants are
field/pasture birds which are also lacking in the area it was found.

Then again I had a bluebird sighting in my backyard, also inappropriate
habitat.

Tom Rhindress

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RE: [nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[Paul R Sweet]

Pheasant

From: bounce-113910404-11471...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-113910404-11471...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas 
Rhindress
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 4:57 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY


I'm in need of some assistance in IDing a feather. A friend sent me this photo 
and asked what it was. My first couple of guesses seem to be way off given 
habitat and a quick search of online bird images. I won't share my thoughts on 
ID so as to not influence the masses or embarrass myself :)

Found in Ossining, NY (Westchester County) in friend's backyard. Yard 
surrounded by woods, no water adjacent. Small woman's fingers for scale.
___

On a different note, my wife and I just returned from a short trip to view the 
sandhill crane migration in central Nebraska. Highly recommended to any birder. 
Seems that the spring bird activity has really increased while we were away. In 
the last 24 hrs our yard in Yorktown Heights (northern Westchester County), the 
backyard sightings include:  fox sparrows actively digging through leaves; a 
lone woodcock living in the hedgerows; an immature yellow-bellied sapsucker 
digging for insects in a maple; and a new "life" bird for the yard, an eastern 
bluebird (very atypical habitat, even for a tired migrant).

Please reply directly to me with feather ID so as to not clog up NYSBIRDS

Thanks, Tom Rhindress
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[david]

Perhaps a poor guess but - Ring-necked Pheasant?


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[david]

Perhaps a poor guess but - Ring-necked Pheasant?


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[Paul R Sweet]

Pheasant

From: bounce-113910404-11471...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-113910404-11471...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas 
Rhindress
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 4:57 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY


I'm in need of some assistance in IDing a feather. A friend sent me this photo 
and asked what it was. My first couple of guesses seem to be way off given 
habitat and a quick search of online bird images. I won't share my thoughts on 
ID so as to not influence the masses or embarrass myself :)

Found in Ossining, NY (Westchester County) in friend's backyard. Yard 
surrounded by woods, no water adjacent. Small woman's fingers for scale.
___

On a different note, my wife and I just returned from a short trip to view the 
sandhill crane migration in central Nebraska. Highly recommended to any birder. 
Seems that the spring bird activity has really increased while we were away. In 
the last 24 hrs our yard in Yorktown Heights (northern Westchester County), the 
backyard sightings include:  fox sparrows actively digging through leaves; a 
lone woodcock living in the hedgerows; an immature yellow-bellied sapsucker 
digging for insects in a maple; and a new life bird for the yard, an eastern 
bluebird (very atypical habitat, even for a tired migrant).

Please reply directly to me with feather ID so as to not clog up NYSBIRDS

Thanks, Tom Rhindress
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Re:[nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[Thomas Rhindress]

Thanks everyone. The overwhelming consensus seems to be ring-necked
pheasant. I had eliminated that as an option due to it being listed as rare
and declining in Westchester County and my impression that pheasants are
field/pasture birds which are also lacking in the area it was found.

Then again I had a bluebird sighting in my backyard, also inappropriate
habitat.

Tom Rhindress

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Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, NY

[Larry Federman]

Keep in mind that Ring-necked Pheasant, along with Northern Bobwhite, are 
regularly found as escapees from hunt clubs.  We find them at our Buttercup 
Farm Sanctuary, which is adjacent to a hunt club from which they’ve escaped.

Larry Federman
Education Coordinator
Audubon New York
Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, and RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuaries and Centers

From: Thomas Rhindress 
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 5:17 PM
To: nysbirds-L@cornell.edu 
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Feather ID and Spring yard birds in Yorktown Heights, 
NY

Thanks everyone. The overwhelming consensus seems to be ring-necked pheasant. I 
had eliminated that as an option due to it being listed as rare and declining 
in Westchester County and my impression that pheasants are field/pasture birds 
which are also lacking in the area it was found.

Then again I had a bluebird sighting in my backyard, also inappropriate habitat.

Tom Rhindress

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