Well given that every pheasant in the basin probably originated in a pen, I don't see why we wouldn't count one that was flying back in.
Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu> On Jan 8, 2014, at 11:04 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com<mailto:nutter.d...@me.com>> wrote: Should this bird count as the first 2014 record in the Cayuga Lake Basin? Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) (1) - Reported Jan 08, 2014 07:55 by Jeff Gerbracht - Stevenson Rd. Game Farm & Compost, Tompkins, New York - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=42.446935,-76.4375442&ll=42.446935,-76.4375442 - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16293051 - Comments: "Untagged male seen flying across Stevenson Rd and into the pens. Larger than other nearby males" --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
