Spoted this in my back yard the other day. I've never seen it before and have no clue what it is. Any help? It has stuck around for a few days now. Also if you look close it's beak looks damaged )-= Thanks for any help!
TammyC Senior Member 400 posts Likes: 21 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania More info | May 14, 2012 06:10 | #1 Spoted this in my back yard the other day. I've never seen it before and have no clue what it is. Any help? It has stuck around for a few days now. Also if you look close it's beak looks damaged )-= Thanks for any help!
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Naturalist Adrift on a lonely vast sea 5,769 posts Likes: 1251 Joined May 2007 More info | May 14, 2012 06:24 | #2 Your location is Pennsylvania. Is this where it was shot? Location always helps accuracy.
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May 14, 2012 06:27 | #3 Sorry about that, I am in Southwest PA, about 60 miles south of Pittsburgh
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dlpasco Goldmember 1,143 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: Sheridan, Wyoming More info | May 14, 2012 06:41 | #4 That looks like a very nice shot of a chukar. Dan
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May 14, 2012 07:00 | #5 Thanks so much Dan! It's a pretty cool bird, I enjoyed watching it run around the back yard. It's always nice to spot something new.
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birderman Goldmember 1,052 posts Likes: 44 Joined Mar 2011 Location: London, UK More info | May 15, 2012 05:35 | #6 In the UK we call them Red Legged Partridge Birderman
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cannylad Goldmember  1,403 posts Likes: 31 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Northumberland England. More info | May 15, 2012 15:32 | #7 Its a Chuckar i believe, a Red-legged partridge has a a black streaked gorget just below the neck collar, nicely photographed. Brian R
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birderman Goldmember 1,052 posts Likes: 44 Joined Mar 2011 Location: London, UK More info | May 16, 2012 09:16 | #8 cannylad wrote in post #14436285  Its a Chuckar i believe, a Red-legged partridge has a a black streaked gorget just below the neck collar, nicely photographed. Thanks for letting me know, as they say never to old to learn something new....both look so similar, I've never heard of the Chuckar before so I guessed (wrongly) it was a local term for a RLP. Birderman
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DiamondLil Cream of the Crop  6,495 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2009 More info | May 16, 2012 10:36 | #9 Very interesting looking bird Tammy. I hope you get to make and post more photos of it. Wow do I have a lot to learn! The Chosen Spot, NY
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May 17, 2012 06:49 | #10 Thanks for the ID help everyone! I appreciate it. I'm going to post a few more pics of it now that I know what to call it
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