🐦 Ring-necked Pheasant

A big game bird track in field edges and snowy stubble.

2.5–3 in long. Three slim forward toes, short rear toe. Walking trail with a slight drag in snow. Wing marks where it flushes. Dust bathing bowls nearby.

Grain fields, hedgerows, grassland, marsh edge. Introduced across the northern U.S.; native to Asia.

Diurnal

Seeds, grain, insects, greens

A flushing pheasant can hit 45 mph in a short burst.