Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: mac1958 on June 14, 2014, 11:20:09 AM

Title: Visitor
Post by: mac1958 on June 14, 2014, 11:20:09 AM

This sat on my neighbours roof for about 1/2 hour  making all kids of calls. Never seen this before. Any help?

(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss207/mac1958/BIRDS/IMG_1762_zps694c4b0e.jpg) (http://s576.photobucket.com/user/mac1958/media/BIRDS/IMG_1762_zps694c4b0e.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: American Redstart on June 14, 2014, 11:33:32 AM

This is a chukar.

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: mac1958 on June 14, 2014, 11:46:50 AM

Thanks.
It doesn't seem that it is very common to sight them on the roof of a house in the city.  :-)

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: thouc on June 14, 2014, 12:16:07 PM

They are not native to North America, but quite a few are released/escaped and can show up anywhere.

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: Rotarran on June 14, 2014, 02:15:08 PM

One was reportedly seen in the Mississauga area not too long ago.  Whereabouts was this?

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: mac1958 on June 14, 2014, 02:58:29 PM

This one was in Oshawa. In the residential area near General Motors.

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: Bird Brain on June 14, 2014, 08:51:51 PM

Quote from: "Rotarran"

One was reportedly seen in the Mississauga area not too long ago.  Whereabouts was this?

Lake Aquitaine.   I sighted in the morning on Sunday, June 1st but haven't seen since.

Title: Re: Visitor
Post by: gary yankech on June 15, 2014, 12:48:56 PM

very nice....though not  a species found here. Last year, a few sightings were reported, but probably an escapee.