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Hi there, Several reports of a common bird in unexpected locations lately made me wonder if a pattern was emerging,,, A few weeks ago at the Frog Pond in Jollimore, HRM I had a long chat with a local resident who reported several interesting observations. He clearly knew his birds, and mentioned that the most surprising thing he had seen recently was a Ring-necked Pheasant (roadkilled) along a nearby stretch of the Purcell's Cove Road. The habitat is all wrong - a well-treed suburban area with mixed mature woodland between the houses. The homes don't have big lawns, and there are no large grassy patches - nothing at all like an overgrown pasture or golf course. Yesterday my parents observed a female Ring-necked Pheasant in their front yard. Again, this is hardly suitable habitat. We have mixed woodland (more coniferous than deciduous), and mature gardens, but not open grassy areas. Ruffed Grouse were occasional visitors in the past, until the development of the Ravines of Bedford South wiped out the woodland behind us; grouse could be expected, but not these pheasants. In the areas with appropriate habitat where I do regularly see RNPH, their numbers seem to be increasing. Is there pressure on them to move closer to human habitation? Cheers, Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax
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