On my way out of the woods in Deerfield, NH yesterday I was very surprised when I crossed paths with a Chuckar. Native to southern Eurasia, the Chukar was introduced into the US from Pakistan to be a game bird. It lives in arid, rocky terrain across the western United States and southern Canada. The habitat around these parts is not quite what these birds require. I looked up places that stock chuckar for hunting and the closest one seems to be Alton NH, still a good distance away. More impressive is that this bird, an adult male has survived since at least last fall when it was probably released for hunting.
-Bill
