The Chukar I reported this morning is still here. I found out it flew full-force into a neighbor's window about 24 hrs. ago and knocked the crap (literally) out of itself. So it's not a clipped bird, though it may be now, as it has not flown. I put out millet and water and it accepted both. Has not moved more than 20 feet from point of impact, but is alert and walking around with no visible damage or leg bands. It scraped out a nice dish in the ground to overnight in.

Upon looking things up, it looks like people actually do keep them as backyard cage and egg birds. I did not know this. It is also the national bird of Afghanistan. I have an Afghan neighbor, so perhaps dinner is in order.

I've seen plenty as game birds "in the wild" in probably 5 different states, and those are "countable". Well, I'm putting this one on my yard list. I'll claim it flew over from Cle Elum


Mark Tomboulian

Shoreline, WA

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