Thanks everyone. The overwhelming consensus seems to be ring-necked pheasant. I had eliminated that as an option due to it being listed as rare and declining in Westchester County and my impression that pheasants are field/pasture birds which are also lacking in the area it was found.
Then again I had a bluebird sighting in my backyard, also inappropriate habitat. Tom Rhindress -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
