From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Nov 29 22:33:01 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAU6VMos019958 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 22:31:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.85]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAU6Tmg8019913 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 22:29:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from 204.127.197.119 ([204.127.197.119]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20031130062946014007atf4e>; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 06:29:46 +0000 Received: from [24.6.247.252] by 204.127.197.119; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 06:29:45 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] (SBB Chat Group) Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 06:29:45 +0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) X-Authenticated-Sender: YmlyZGVybW9tQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: [SBB] Responses to tame Pheasant query X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Hi! FYI, here are some responses I received about the tame Ring-necked Pheasant(s) at Palo Alto Baylands: "I heard speculation that he somehow found out about the handouts over at the duck pond (where I saw him awhile ago) or the picnic table by the ranger station (where I saw him first.) I was told that birds were smart and would figure out that free meals are good and overcome their fear of people. I'd love to hear what others say." Kris Olson "I have heard stories of the "former Pheasant farm" since 1970. That is a long time for a dog, much less a pheasant. Your suggestion of alternative explanations are necessary." Bill Bousman "Deb Bartens mentioned that someone apparently released the pair of pheasants recently at the Duck Pond. I'm not sure where they were raised." Les Chibana "Yes, Les' explanation is much more likely. 33 years of life for a pair of Ring-necked Pheasants seems phenomenal. The original "farm" was located between the radio towers and US 101 where the Emily Renzel Wetlands exist today." Michael Feighner Good birding, Jean Myers _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]