Massachusetts stocks pheasants?
Last weekend I did an animal tracking workshop at the Nashua River Watershed. It was a bit cold and the lack of snow made finding tracks hard but I learned more about noticing the clues left by the animals in the woods. Since Kristin has access to lots of birding knowledge I took a set of feathers from some animals dinner home to get identified. 
She found out that they were from a pheasant. Now the interesting part is that pheasants are not native to New England. They were imported fromAsia and can not survive our winter. The state grounds are stocked just for hunters by MassWildlife. A few years ago there were even state run farms to raise the birds but now it is cheaper to just buy them.
Posted in Environment | 2 comments | atom
7 days later:
Hey David – I’d love to participate in an animal tracking workshop. How do I get in? Wo you know when the next one is?
8 days later:
I have a couple of squirrels and a cat that frequent my backyard. You gents are welcome over anytime to track them…although I do know that the squirrels will eventually go up in the tree…so not sure if that’s gonna work in terms of tracking them.
you buyin’