Well at least some NORTHERN BOBWHITES made it through this winter, as this morning at 10:15 I saw a covey of 10 off in a field on the south side of Route 79--just west of the intersection with Snyder Hill Rd, in fact.
Melissa Groo > CC: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu > From: bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com > To: m...@cornell.edu > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ring-necked Pheasant question > Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:43:27 -0400 > > It's been a few years, but Judy and I had a family of pheasants here > on Whitted Rd: male, female, and several chicks. And from time to time > we still encounter a pair. I suspect that a few of the released birds > manage each year to survive long enough to mate and provide juicy > young morsels for the local coyotes, Red-tails, etc. > > I recall that we had the same thing with Northern Bobwhites awhile > back. Calling throughout the breeding season but never making it > through the winter. Those were likely birds raised and released by > Steve Kress farther up Snyder Hill Rd. Raptor food. Fertilizer. > > Bob McGuire > On Apr 10, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Marie P Read wrote: > > > Speaking of Ring-necked Pheasants, does anyone know of evidence that > > they breed successfully in the Basin? Perfect habitat would be in > > the Rafferty Rd area. but I don't recall any observations of > > pheasant hens with chicks there. Certainly we hear the males giving > > their crowing calls during the courting season. > > > > Given that Ring-necked Pheasant is an introduced species, we still > > count as valid our observations of birds seen in the "wild" even > > though it seems like the populations are maintained by regular > > reintroduction of those raised for hunting (according to Sibley > > Guide). So the pheasants raised at the Stevenson Rd Game Farm > > presumably end up in "wild" populations, but we don't count > > observations of the species when we see the birds in their pens! > > Seems a little odd...although all I'm doing is playing devil's > > advocate here... > > > > Marie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > > 452 Ringwood Road > > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > > > Phone 607-539-6608 > > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > > > > http://www.marieread.com > > > > ***NEW*** See my beautiful photo notecards: > > > > http://www.marieread.com/cpg/displayimage.php?album=478&pos=0 > > -- > > > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > > > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
