Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 19:21:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Kelly Cassidy <kelly at oak.cqs.washington.edu>

On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, Lou Ann Harris wrote: > I was surprised to see a
beautiful male RING-NECKED PHEASANT as I was > driving into Warren
Magnuson Park today. Are these birds native or > transplants? >

The Ring-necked Pheasants at Magnuson (Seattle) this year were reportedly
released by a regular park visitor. However, pheasants and all sorts of
other game birds are released throughout Washington. Hard to know when
you're seeing the result of an establised population or a recent release.

Kelly Cassidy