[Birdtalk] Melanistic Mutant - Cache Valley

[Buck Russell]

Yesterday I saw a really strange looking pheasant.  It was not in my Sibleys, or the other multitude of birding guides I have accumulated.  I found a picture of the pheasant at several commercial pheasant farm web sites.  The bird is a Melanistic Mutant.   According to the info from one of the sites the bird originates from Europe.  There is a pheasant/chukar farm close to where I saw the bird, so I assume that it is an escapee.   I saw the bird in a field on the south side of the Logan Airport Road, close to Darryl's Appliances.  It is a beautiful bird.
Thanks.
Buck Russell
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