Good to see your response! Not aware of any game farm birds in immediate area. However, over the yrs have seen Bobwhite Quail, Hungarian Partridge & Chukar. So, good possibility there's been some releases or escapes in the region. Certainly, a possibility for the melanistic Ring-necked Pheasant.
Date: 12/22/25 8:28 am From: Elizabeth Medes via groups.io <liz.medes...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Melanistic Ring-necked Pheasant
Oddly enough, we saw them strolling along roads near farms on Maui. I was
convinced at first they were some kind of rare exotica. The photo with
this checklist was taken in dense fog.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S127058864
Liz Medes
Emmett
On Mon, Dec 22, 2025, 9:18 AM Joel Tinsley via groups.io <feralpolka=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> I've never experienced them , but my son has seen black pheasants here in
> central Oregon.
> Google them and you'll see that they are fairly commonly bred for game
> farms.
> Joel Tisley
>
>
Date: 12/22/25 8:18 am From: Joel Tinsley via groups.io <feralpolka...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Melanistic Ring-necked Pheasant
I've never experienced them , but my son has seen black pheasants here in central Oregon. Google them and you'll see that they are fairly commonly bred for game farms. Joel Tisley
Date: 12/21/25 8:29 am From: lcarrigan_55 via groups.io <carriganbw...> Subject: [IBLE] Melanistic Ring-necked Pheasant
Sure not much to report lately. Mainly, Canada Geese, Trumpeter Swans coming over daily, from winter wheat fields to the river. And, moose. See 2-3 daily on place, from yearling calf to cows to bulls, both young to a couple big, mature ones.
This AM, looked out across winter wheat field & saw, what I thought was a Raven with 2 Pheasant roosters. Binocs showed a completely black RN Pheasant rooster. First I've ever seen.
