[EBB Sightings] Perplexity about Chukar sightings

I believe that Chukar have also been attributed as a
game bird for local restaurants. The Oakland game bird
trade has been the likely source of released birds as
reported on ebb 3 or 4 years ago.

Bob Power
Oakland, CA
--- Johan Langewis  wrote:

> Around 1983 I lived on Greenly Drive, Oakland, near
> Keller Ave. & Hwy 580.
> One morning I spotted a Chukar walking across my
> driveway.  About 5 houses
> down the road they had some turkeys and other game
> birds (can't remember
> what) caged in the yard.  You could hear them, but
> not see into the yard.  I
> assumed the Chukar was an escape from that yard.  An
> escaped captive is
> probably the explanation for any Chukar sightings in
> the East Bay.
> 
> Johan Langewis
> Oakland
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Waltner" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:14 PM
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Perplexity about Chukar
> sightings
> 
> 
> > This is odd. Earlier in the year I also spotted a
> Chukar partridge in
> > Oakland, off of Athol Ave. near Lake Merritt. Can
> anyone comment on
> > this? I assumed it was an escapee from somewhere.
> Are there wild
> > chukars that live in the East Bay foothills? This
> doesn't seem
> > possible.
> >
> >
> > >Chukar seen at noon, 10/24/06, 1400 block of
> Stannage Ave (nearest
> > >cross street Page).  Chukar was on street, in
> shade of car or
> > >pecking at tires.
> > >
> > >Mark
> > >
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