Birds Identified: Ring-necked Pheasant
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Ring-necked Pheasant has these characteristics:
- Walking, wading, running
- Larger than robin
- Tail long
- Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
- Rust color present
- Red present
- Blue or bright green (not dull green)
- Round spots on body
- Streaks (long spots)
- Cross barring
- Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
- North summer (June through August)
- North winter (November through February)
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Field habitat
- Marsh habitat
- On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
- Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
- Rasping harsh calls
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org