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	The Bulletin \| \| Bagging a rare bird
		The Himalayan snowcock is one of five species of snow partridges or snow pheasants native to the great mountain range of south-central Asia, according to the Pointing Dog Journal.
		Snowcocks were brought to the United States by the Nevada Division of Wildlife back in the early 1960s.
		The first hunting season for the snowcocks was in 1980, when it was estimated that the population of the birds ranged from 250 to 500.
	www.bendbulletin.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060921/SPORTS05/609210336 (700 words)

	Caspian Snowcock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Caspian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius, is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
		It is found in the mountains of eastern Turkey and Armenia, and throughout the Alborz Mountains of Northern Iran.
		The breast is pale grey, the throat and a white patch on the side of the neck are white, and the nape is dark grey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caspian_Snowcock (265 words)

	Tetraogallus caspius - Armeniapedia.org
		The Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius) is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
		The breast is pale grey, the throat and a white patch on the side of the neck are white, and the nape is dark grey.
		It differs from Caucasian Snowcock in that it does not have the drop in pitch at the end of the song shown by that species.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Tetraogallus_caspius (394 words)

	Utah 2005
		The Himalayan Snowcock, successfully introduced to mountains in northern Nevada, provides one of the greatest challenges of any resident bird in North America.
		Even though they are as large as our largest grouse, the snowcock is nevertheless very skilled at avoiding detection amongst the rocks and cliffs of some of the most rugged and remote mountains in the lower 48 states.
		Most of the morning will be spent in the cirque, looking for snowcocks, Black Rosy-Finch and enjoying the many other birds and spectacular scenery of this alpine area.
	www.jaegertours.net /utah2005.htm (1188 words)

	Nevada - August 1999
		We neither saw nor heard a Snowcock all day and we were scanning and listening almost the entire time.
		About 15 snowcocks flew from center right of the cliffs around the right edge of the rock face and were gone from sight in less than 30 seconds.
		That surged their adrenaline (at over 11,000 feet they needed it!) and they continued on until they were directly across from the feeding cocks.
	maybank.tripod.com /USA/NV-08-99.htm (2256 words)

	Quest for the Snowcock, by Karen McBride--Tucson Audubon Society
		For many birders, it has taken several trips to see a Snowcock because of its high mountain/remote habitat, the unpredictable weather, and the strenuous climb it takes to avoid the cost of the 4-day horseback trip alternative.
		From studying all the reports of sightings, I knew which direction to aim the entrance of the tenttoward the cirque at the right-hand side of Thomas Peak.
		There were several Snowcock alarm calls when we arrived, so I knew the birds were there, but even though I peered through the light rain with my scope from inside the tent for four hours (while fighting off swarms of mosquitoes), I did not see them.
	www.tucsonaudubon.org /birding/article12.htm (762 words)

	B-Mail(sm): UMichBirders for Wed, 16 Aug 2006
		Billed as primarily a trip to see Himalayan Snowcocks, it held much more in the way of bird species, fantastic scenery, mammals, and good leadership.
		I don't know how much each of you knows about the Snowcock, but suffice it to say that one must put forth more physical effort to see this species than any other I've experienced in North America.
		The answers varied greatly: the Himalayan Snowcock, of course, but also Saw-whet Owl, Flammulated Owl, Black Rosy-Finch, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous Hawks, and a Rufous and Broad-tailed Hummingbird feeding frenzy in a clump of thistle.
	www.virtualbirder.com /bmail/umichbirders/200608/16/index.html (3814 words)

	Armenia's Red Book of Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Due to this and also ecological peculiarities caspian snowcock never was numerous in Republic (1-3,5,8).
		In present time in Republic inhabit about 500 caspian snowcocks (2-4), and more than half of it are settled on Zangezour range.
		To provide caspian snowcocks maintenance and breeding at the RA AS Zoology Institute applied zoology center.
	grants.iatp.irex.am /red_book/efiles/56.htm (330 words)

	Birdwatching trip report - Nepal - surfbirds.com
		Tibetan Snowcock, Ibisbill and Pied Thrush can only be found in the Langtang Valley (where Koklass and Cheer Pheasant do not occur) and this meant that we would bird Langtang and Gosainkund rather than Jomsom which has all the pheasants but none of our other key species.
		The summit of Phulchowki has been mined by the army and you should heed the warning signs but the rest of the area is fine and still offers great birding.
		Following a 04.00am start and a 1000 metre climb to the top of Yala Karka beyond Kyanjin it was with great relief on reaching the top that we immediately found 3 Snowcock no more than 50 metres away and enjoyed great scope views of 8 birds in total.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/nepal-mgw-0602.html (4590 words)

	CHIP NOTES Dec 1997 -- Jan 1998
		It was while hiking down to Fauvre Lake that we spotted our second Snowcock in rapid flight for cover in a patch of low growing junipers high on a steep talus slope.
		The rugged high altitude environment of the Ruby Mountains is ideal for Snowcock and probably very similar to their native habitat in the Himalayas.
		Three additional Snowcock were heard and seen on a cliff at Liberty Pass bringing the trip total to 12 confirmed sightings and 2 probables in just 2½ days in the Ruby Mountains.
	baltimorebirdclub.org /cn/cn9712.html (6351 words)

	Project News
		This was followed by the publication of "Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 1995-1999: Partridges, Quails, Francolins, Snowcocks, and Guineafowl," edited by Phil McGowan, Simon Dowell, John Carroll, and Nicholas Aebischer, and published by the IUCN.
		Aim: To establish links with appropriate personnel in countries/regions that are important for partridge, quail, francolin, snowcock, and guineafowl species, but not yet covered by the SG.
		Aim: To clarify the distribution and range of the Caspian snowcock, determine its population density and establish the nature of any threats to its survival.
	www.gct.org.uk /pqf/9599action.html (976 words)

	Utah/Snowcock Report 2005
		This was only about half way to Elko and the more scenic landscape was to follow as we traversed the flat bottomlands and around the mountains of the Basin and Range spotting Red-tailed Hawks and a small group of Pronghorn.
		It was then off to bed early for the early rise for snowcock.
		By 5:45 Mark had reached the top and spotted a Snowcock silhouetted along the cirque ridge.
	www.jaegertours.net /utah-05.htm (2098 words)

	Armenia 2000
		We did not see the Caspian Snowcock, but did have excellent views of the other target birds, as well as the other species in the list attached to this note.
		Once at the end of the respective tracks, you have an easy ten minute walk to where the birds are known to be.
		As for the snowcock, my speculation is that a bright full moon may have altered their early morning pattern of activities: in any event there was no sound or visible movement during the several hours we viewed their habitat from cliff edges above where they should have been.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Armenia00.html (492 words)

	Utah Itinerary 2007
		To even get a chance to see them requires a considerable physical effort (or a helicopter!).Those who go to this effort are rewarded with not only a chance to see this spectacular bird, but also some of the most stunning scenery anywhere.
		Although even our best efforts cannot guarantee that we will see the snowcock, we have been successful on over 90% of our tours, and have been successful on every tour for the last seven years.
		This morning, we have one last chance to try for the snowcock (if we need it) before birding our way back to Utah.
	www.jaegertours.net /utah.htm (1319 words)

	NevadAdventureS Snowcock Regulations, bird hunting, Elko County, Nevada. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NevadAdventureS Snowcock Regulations, bird hunting, Elko County, Nevada.
		The Snowcock is only hunted in Elko County.
		Read the submitted story on Snowcock in the Pics and Stories Section.
	www.nevadadventures.com /birdhunt/snowcock.html (132 words)

	Snowcock Trip Report
		We were seeking the single species, Himalayan Snowcock, that would make or break the trip.
		Because there was no guarantee that we would get the snowcock on Monday, this day is kept free by Westwings to go back up the mountain if we dipped on Monday.
		Since we found the snowcock on Tuesday, we had time to bird the Elko area before heading back to Salt Lake City.
	www.thefilemyrs.com /Birding/Snowcock2003/TripReport.htm (3909 words)

	View topic - Anyone ever hunted a Himalayan Snowcock?
		I had never heard of it before, he said they live in the mountains at up to 10K feet---bet he is one tired puppy when he gets back.
		Best of luck to your buddy, last I heard well under 50 are taken per year due to the terrain and low population numbers.
		I think Nevada is the only place in the world they can still be legally hunted as they are considered threaten or endangered in their native lands.
	www.shotgunworld.com /bbs/viewtopic.php?t=30121 (807 words)

	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest - About Us - Ruby Mountains Ranger District
		The exotic Himalayan Snowcock, native to Central Asia, was released into the ranges between 1963 and 1979.
		The Himalayan Snowcock is now found in the U.S. only in these two ranges.
		Hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, photography, camping, hunting, and fishing can be done on the forest.
	www.fs.fed.us /r4/htnf/districts/ruby_mountain.shtml (276 words)

	Himalayan Snowcock - Whatbird.com
		Himalayan Snowcock: Native of Asia and introduced to the Ruby Mountians in Nevada.
		● Breeding and nesting: Himalayan Snowcock: Seven to elevan brown-gray eggs, incubated by female 26 to 27 days in a nest lined with grass, twigs, and, feathers, on the ground or in a pine tree.
		● Range and Habitat: Himalayan Snowcock: Native of Asia and introduced to the Ruby Mountians in Nevada.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/1022/_/Himalayan_Snowcock.aspx (821 words)

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		They are the worst enemies of the snowcocks, as I understand it.
		We were sort of hoping that we would see a snowcock right away, and would just walk back down without sleeping up here.
		He is a hunter, and has feathers from a shot at a snowcock once, but he hasn't got a bird yet.
	www.24birds.net /f1_birdingtrips/f2_trips1999/f3_1999_10CalifNevada/fall99.html (7562 words)

	Birds of India - Himalayan Snowcock - Tetraogallus himalayensis - Phasianidae - Birding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Birds of India - Himalayan Snowcock - Tetraogallus himalayensis - Phasianidae - Birding
		Himalayan Snowcock - image © Rajiv Lather (Ladakh, Oct 2006, 5000 m)
		Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) is a local resident found in upper reaches of Himalayas.
	www.birding.in /birds/Galliformes/himalayan_snowcock.htm (58 words)

	Snow Leopard Trust - Prey
		Snow leopards eat slowly, usually taking 3 or 4 days to consume a sheep or goat. During that time, the cat remains near the kill to protect it from scavengers such as vultures and ravens, eating every few hours until the carcass is clean. Snow leopards kill a large animal twice monthly on average.
		Snow leopards also eat smaller animals, especially in the summer months. Small prey include marmots, pikas, hares, other small rodents, and game birds like the Tibetan snowcock and chukor partridge.
		In some areas, snow leopards also consume notable amounts of plant material, particularly during the mating season. The cats may do this to obtain specific nutrients that they need at that time of year.
	www.snowleopard.org /catfactsclassroom/catfacts/prey (132 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows (PA1012)
		These raptors use their immense claws and sharp talons to capture and carry their prey.
		Other birds adapted to these mountains include the snow partridge, Tibetan snowcock, and Himalayan snowcock.
		All of the lands that can support agriculture have already been cleared, but overgrazing and fuel-wood collection pose threats to undisturbed areas.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa1012.html (357 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from Nepal: Langtang Valley
		Tibetan Snowcock, Ibisbill and Pied Thrush can only be found in the
		The trip proved very successful and we recorded 219 species (of which 5 "heard only") including excellent views of Ibisbill, Satyr Tragopan, Khalij Pheasant, Himalayan Monal, Blood Pheasant, Tibetan Snowcock, Cutia, 9 species of typical thrushes, 10 species of laughingthrush and an unexpected Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler.
		start and a 1000 metre climb to the top of Yala Karka beyond Kyanjin it was with great relief on reaching the top that we immediately found 3 Snowcock no more than 50 metres away and enjoyed great scope views of 8 birds in total.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/nepal/nepal9/nepalmay2002.htm (4469 words)

	Bird watching trip report - Kazakhstan - surfbirds.com
		The snow -covered slopes above the obs are home to himalayan snowcock (listen for the curlew-like calls).
		We managed to cadge a lift with a coach-load of French birders up to an old meteorological station at c.10,000 feet.
		Himalayan snowcock - A pair seen well on the slopes above the astronomical observatory on 1/6.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/kazak-ga-0104.html (4572 words)

	Himalayan Snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Status in Wild: Believed to be stable and locally common in some areas.
		Status in Aviculture: Not often seen in collections, but the Himalayan Snowcock does well in captivity.
		Snowcock US History - A paper on the US introductions of snowcocks by James D. Bland of Santa Monica College.
	www.gbwf.org /francolin/hsnow.html (264 words)

	Birding in Ladakh,Birding Tour Ladakh,Birds Tour Ladakh,Bird Watching Tour Ladakh,Ladakh Birds Tour,Ladakh Birding ...
		Nubra valley has 70km long Siachen Glacier, which is the longest glacier in the Karakoram range.
		The valley has spectacular sand-dunes, small swamps and extensive buckthorn which is great habitat for some rare birds like Oriental Skylark, Tibetan Snowcock, variety of shrikes and warblers, chats and finches, ducks and raptors, winter wren, robin and alpine accentor,Brandt's mountain finch, white-winged redstart,yellow-billed chough, brown dipper etc.
		Puga valley is located in close parimeters of salt lake valley, Welknown for it borax and sulphur deposite this valley has offers great variety of habitat for birds, The valley has combinations meadows, marshes, streams and high rocky slopes.
	www.thewildlifetravels.com /birding-in-ladakh.html (961 words)

	Birding Caucasus-Georgia 2005/2006 Photo Gallery by Jan-Michael Breider at pbase.com
		Photos from two trips to the area in may 2005 and april 2006.
		Two of us (Bosse Carlsson and myself) visited the area with Birdquest in late May 2005, but only managed to see the Snowcock.
		The breeding grounds for the Rosefinch and Redstart are located at 3000 — 3500 m, but both species descend to valleys in winter and periods with bad weather.
	www.pbase.com /breider/birding_caucasus__georgia_20052006 (292 words)

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