[NatureNS] Ring-necked Pheasant

Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:02:27 -0400
From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca>
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Someone once told me that the Chester area is where pheasants were  
introduced, and we saw many there in 1999.  We never saw any on our  
property in Seabright (St. Margaret's Bay) until this year.

On Jun 22, 2008, at 5:20 PM, Don MacNeill wrote:

> On my Square at Mahone Bay there are pheasants everywhere I go.  You  
> can
> hear them calling and see them quite often.
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill
> donmacneill@eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:46 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Ring-necked Pheasant
>
>
> A male and a female Ring-necked Pheasant were seen 21 Jun crossing Hwy
> 333 at French Village.  A pheasant male was earlier seen at Seabright,
> HRM, and has been heard calling frequently.
>
> Male pheasant was seen morning of 22 Jun crossing 215 south of
> Summerville in Hants Co.
>
> A male pheasant was seen on the Aspotogan Peninsula near Northwest
> Cove during the recent “Ride the Lobster” unicycle race.
>
> My impression is that pheasants are more common than they were a few
> years ago.  It is possible that they make it through the winter on
> handouts from bird feeders.
>
>

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