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Pheasant question"Male Ring-necked Pheasants disrupt leks and attack =
adults; also reduce nesting success by laying their eggs in =
prairie-chicken nests." Paul Ehrlick, et.al. "The Birders's Handbook" =
talking about Prairie-chickens. I would not be surprised if they have a =
similiar antagonistic relationship with Sharp-tailed Grouse. =20
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
swest...@comcast.net
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From: Kathleen Connelly=20
To: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu=20
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 6:35 AM
Subject: [mou] Pheasant question
When a birdy friend recounted an argument she had with hunters about =
whether or not ring necked pheasants are or are not an introduced =
species (- of course they are - their origin is China) I began to =
wonder, do these birds displace native birds? Cornell's site gives the =
following information about 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?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Male Ring-necked Pheasants disrupt =
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Prairie-chickens. I would not be surprised if they have a similiar =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, =
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<A title=3dconnell...@earthlink.net=20
href=3D"mailto:connell...@earthlink.net";>Kathleen Connelly</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 10, 2006 =
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<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px">When=20
a birdy friend recounted an argument she had with hunters about =
whether or not=20
ring necked pheasants are or are not an introduced species (=96 of =
course they=20
are =96 their origin is China) I began to wonder, do these birds =
displace native=20
birds? Cornell=92s site gives the following information about =
them:=20
Habitat - Agricultural land, especially cultivated lands interspersed =
with=20
grass ditches, hedges, marshes, woodland borders, and brushy groves;=20
Food - Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, =
roots, wild=20
fruits and nuts, and insects;<BR>Behavior - Foraging , scratches on =
ground and=20
digs with bill for food; Nest Type - On ground, in tall grass or =
weeds. A=20
scrape in ground or vegetation. Unlined or sparsely lined with =
vegetation, and=20
occasionally a few breast feathers from female. Does any =
one=20
know?</SPAN></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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