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Hi all, One more bit of evidence to add to Pat Chalmer's earlier post: I flushed a pheasant this morning from the slopes above Black Rock Beach. I think others have seen them in the park in the past, but it was a first for me. Cheers, Andy Horn Halifax On 25-Oct-09, at 10:30 PM, P.L. Chalmers wrote: > 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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