I've lived in South Medford for the last 10 years and have seen Ring-necked
Pheasants in the orchards along Carpenter Hill Rd. Not many, maybe 2 per year.
I used to hear them at my house on Pioneer Rd but not for the last 5 years.
Janet Kelly
Medford
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On Jan 9, 2016, at 11:39 AM, Dennis Vroman <dpvroman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
RN Pheasants are pretty much history in the Grants Pass part of the Rogue
Valley. I managed to find a rooster last year, but if this fellow is dead,
he might be the end of them. GP CBC data tells the story. Will keep looking
for my 2016 Jo Co list, but not hopeful. Pheasants have been replaced by the
Turkey here.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Contreras
To: OBOL
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 11:09 AM
Subject: [obol] Pheasants
Thinking about the miscellaneous chickens of e Oregon reminds me that the
status of Ring-necked Pheasant in western Oregon has changed a lot in the
past 25 years. I’d be interested to hear from observers in various parts of
w. Oregon regarding whether there are ANY self-sustaining populations of
pheasant west of the Cascades.
On Sunday I will be birding Baskett and Ankeny with Matthew Schneider so I
can seek my own resplendent resident pleasant pheasants.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
