Chukars are essentially sedentary, so there's really no possibility of one arriving here from out west. They are out and about in Ontario though, I know that there's a record of a pair with young west of Toronto somewhere. I don't think they can regularly survive our winters though.
Cool, I didn't know that about the breeding couple. Who knows...this might be the next Ring-necked Pheasant or Gray Partridge. In a few decades, they might be a relatively regular sighting.
Some people who have responded to my OntBird alert informed me that they've seen Chukars in the area since last fall...but that they've seen 3...maybe one perished. So maybe they can survive our winters.
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