The Cheeky Chukars of Calico

On the dry, desolate, rocky slopes of remote desert regions across the western U.S. there lives a bird known to some as... the "devil bird." To others, it is more properly known as the Chukar. And aren't they cheeky little critters! If a Chukar could give cheek... The Chukar's name derives from its unique call, a sort of clucking sound that suggests its near kinship to other game birds, including…