[Birdtalk] Chukar in the city

[Mark Stackhouse]

It's unusual, but not unheard of. Chukar occur regularly in  
neighborhoods along the benches, especially above the capital, and  
above Foothill Drive. Your location isn't that far down, and there are  
plenty of stream and hillside corridors that cross near your location  
where they could come down from the foothills.

I saw one some years ago in the neighborhood just NE of Sugarhouse  
Park, and I've also seen them (a small group) on the side of the exit  
ramp from I-80 east-bound to the airport, so I think they could be  
possible just about anywhere in the SL valley.

Nice sighting, regardless.

Mark Stackhouse



On Apr 2, 2009, at 8:49 AM, jesstokes at gmail.com wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Is it unusual to see a chukar in the city/suburbs?
>
> Yesterday evening a little before 6 p.m. I saw a chukar on a  
> driveway at approx. ~6700 S. 2300 E., which I think is Cottonwood  
> Heights. For those who are unfamiliar, it's a pretty busy street  
> especially during evening commute.
>
> I posted a photo on my blog:
> http://stokesnature.wordpress.com/
>
> Or you can go directly to the enlarged photo: http://stokesnature.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/p-1600-1200-ed78821a-c6b6-4558-9920-e87ca5cf9ba4.jpeg
>
> An iPhone has a very wide angle lens, so I had to get as close as I  
> could for any field marks to show in the photo. I was stalking him  
> down a driveway, keeping an eye out for signs of life from inside  
> the house.
>
> A fun surprise, even if it isn't all that unusual.
>
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