PICTURE AND VIDEO: Atlantic City, NJ, bird I've never seen (1 Viewer)

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Growingpack

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #1

What kind of bird is this?

I've lived here for 29 years, been taking pics of the birds around here for about 7 years, and I've never seen this bird before. It wouldn't fly away and actually walked toward me when I initially saw it before I ran inside to get my camera. Maybe it's sick? It has to be lost at least. And the sound it makes, it's like a chicken... But it looks like a quail? Or a juiced up mourning dove? Or a mix of the two? (< I'm kidding)

http://youtu.be/l9AJiBnLoZg

The video is in 1080p HD.

(Forgive me, I don't know how to (or if you can) embed videos here.)

(not sure how to post pics either)

Taken late in the afternoon of 10-9-2013. There is a wildlife refuge not far from here that I will call if I see this bird tomorrow morning. I'm not sure, given the location I saw the bird, if it'll make it through the night if it is in fact sick or injured. There are many cats and possums and who knows what else this time of the year that would love a fat bird like this for a meal.

 

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Trubrit

English woman lost in the Nevada desert

• Oct 10, 2013

• #2

Looks like a Chuckar to me. We get them here in Nevada, and they are hunted during Chuckar season. Hope its not Chuckar season there.

 

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Growingpack

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #3

Trubrit said:

Looks like a Chuckar to me. We get them here in Nevada, and they are hunted during Chuckar season. Hope its not Chuckar season there.

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Thank you! This is it (according to a Google image search)!

 

NewBirder123

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #4

Just a note: Chuckars are introduced as a game species.

 

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stonechat1

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #5

Growingpack said:

[...] It wouldn't fly away and actually walked toward me when I initially saw it before I ran inside to get my camera. [...]

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Clear sign that the Chuckar has been breed in captive for hunting purpose. They know where to get food, like chickens on your yard

 

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Growingpack

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #6

So I'm really curious now - and I may never know: how the heck did it get to the east coast?

 

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Sangahyando

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #7

Growingpack said:

So I'm really curious now - and I may never know: how the heck did it get to the east coast?

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Well, Chukars have been released practically everywhere in the Western world (even in places where there already are very similar species, like in Greece or Spain), much like pheasants, so it's likely that they were released in your region as well. Like pheasants, they are originally native to Asia though.

 

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Growingpack

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #8

Thank you all very much for your insight! This is a cool learning experience for me.

 

njlarsen

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #9

To me, this looks more like Red-legged Partridge than Chukar Partridge (this seems to be a more accepted spelling). So how do we actually separate those two?

Niels

 

nartreb

Speak softly and carry a long lens

• Oct 10, 2013

• #10

If it were red-legged, wouldn't we see speckling on the breast and throat, and a white line just above the black line through the eye?

 

njlarsen

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• Oct 10, 2013

• #11

OK, got it. I was staring myself blind on the side of the bird where Chukar usually has strong contrast in the side pattern according to the photos I could find.

Niels