tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337820950786353518.post1798139861483295729..comments2024-02-18T08:39:49.773-08:00Comments on Northern Illinois Birder: Chukarjonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10061880466896183822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337820950786353518.post-52555497561510888162011-05-28T19:16:39.745-07:002011-05-28T19:16:39.745-07:00I ran across your site when searching for this bir...I ran across your site when searching for this bird, via a Google image search for red+beak+haleakala. <br /><br />I thought maybe what we saw out there on the Shifting Sands Trail was a <i>young</i> nene, but it turns out to be a chukar, which I also had never heard of. <br /><br />Interesting nonetheless, although we had hoped to see a nene on our trip to Maui. We did see one last year on the Big Island (we live in Honolulu, so the other islands are our form of "staycation").kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337820950786353518.post-7352112241847401512010-10-03T06:30:29.938-07:002010-10-03T06:30:29.938-07:00That must have been some hike...what a beautiful s...That must have been some hike...what a beautiful scenery you had, and of course, what a beautiful bird you ran in to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com