[Birdtalk] Chukar in the city

[jesstokes at gmail.com]

Thanks for your replies!

A few years ago, we woke up one morning to a strange noise in the backyard.  
I did a double-take when I saw a peacock.

I live near the address where the chukar was seen, so it's possible someone  
has an interesting collection. But it's nice to know he may have been a  
wild one after all. He certainly wasn't going to let me get any closer than  
15 ft. or so.

Jessica

On Apr 2, 2009 10:49am, Mark Stackhouse <westwings at sisna.com> wrote:
> 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 pm 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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