We released 6 birds last week. After a week of radio-telemetry, all birds fell victim to birds of prey, most likely hawks and owls based on the remains.  Below is a map showing all the locations.  One bird stayed within 50 yards of the release site for 5 days until predation, and another bird traveled almost a mile away and went all over the preserve for 7 days until predation.  The birds really preferred the edge habitat.  They did not venture very far into the woods and preferred to travel along the thicket cover of the woody edge habitat or along trails in the woods.  Overall, the Millersville University Pheasant Tracking Team, led by Amanda Isabella, did a great job collecting data from these birds and getting the transmitters back.  We may have to restart this effort again in the near future.