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--B_3248577350_90602 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable When a birdy friend recounted an argument she had with hunters about whethe= r or not ring necked pheasants are or are not an introduced species (=AD of course they are =AD their origin is China) I began to wonder, do these birds displace native birds? Cornell=B9s site gives the following information abou= t them: Habitat - Agricultural land, especially cultivated lands interspersed with grass ditches, hedges, marshes, woodland borders, and brushy groves; Food - Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, roots, wild fruits and nuts, and insects; Behavior - Foraging , scratches on ground and digs with bill for food; Nest Type - On ground, in tall grass or weeds. A scrape in ground or vegetation. Unlined or sparsely lined with vegetation, and occasionally a few breast feathers from female. Does any one know? --B_3248577350_90602 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Pheasant question</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'>When a birdy fr= iend recounted an argument she had with hunters about whether or not ring ne= cked pheasants are or are not an introduced species (– of course they = are – their origin is China) I began to wonder, do these birds displac= e native birds? Cornell’s site gives the following information a= bout them: Habitat - Agricultural land, especially cultivated lands interspe= rsed with grass ditches, hedges, marshes, woodland borders, and brushy grove= s; Food - Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, roots, = wild fruits and nuts, and insects;<BR> Behavior - Foraging , scratches on ground and digs with bill for food; Nest= Type - On ground, in tall grass or weeds. A scrape in ground or vegetation.= Unlined or sparsely lined with vegetation, and occasionally a few breast fe= athers from female. Does any one know?</SPAN></FONT> </BODY> </HTML> --B_3248577350_90602--
