Hi Marie,
Speaking of Ring-necked Pheasants, does anyone know of evidence
that they breed successfully in the Basin?
Consider the evidence collected for the Breeding Bird Atlases. Here's
a link to the Atlas 2000 Ring-necked Pheasant map:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/bba/bbaMaps.cfm?
bndcode=RPHE&year=2000
As you can see, the Cayuga Basin and adjacent areas produced numerous
records in the "Possible Breeding" and "Probable Breeding"
categories, and also several "Confirmed Breeding" records (in the
Towns of Springport and Scipio, see blocks 3574B and 3674D). But
compare that with the results of the first Breeding Bird Atlas (1980s):
http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/bba/bbaMaps.cfm?
bndcode=RPHE&year=1985
The downward trend is unmistakable.
-Geo
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
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