JANESVILLE, Wis. -- A Janesville company was surprised to learn it had ties to Barack Obama's Inaugural Luncheon Tuesday.

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After Mary Jo Bergs, of MacFarlane Pheasants Inc., in Janesville heard about the menu for the Inauguration Luncheon, she started doing some investigating.

"I started searching the Internet, looking for any clue," said Bergs, a sales rep for the Janesville-based pheasant farm.

"Once I started seeing the menu, that's when I started having the little light bulbs go off in my head saying I need to look into this further," Bergs said.

MacFarlane Pheasants had just filled a large order for a distributor in Washington, D.C.

After a little bit of searching and a few calls, it was confirmed. The Rock County birds were part of the event's main course.

"It was one of those, kind of, 'Oh my gosh!' moments where you're just like, 'Wow, this is cool.' Even though we're not really in the forefront and playing a part, it's nice to know that underneath it all, we are playing a part," Bergs said.

No one on the farm had any idea they were contributing to the celebration in Washington.

"I had no thought of playing any sort of role whatsoever. It was something that just came out of left field, and sometimes those are the best surprises," said owner Bill MacFarlane.

The farm, family owned since 1929, said it has always tried to produce a product of the highest quality. MacFarlane said he's proud their product is reaching the highest office in the nation.

"Our farm, our employees, we take pride in what we do, and to think someone out there chose our product to serve at that luncheon, there's a lot of pride and feeling good about it," said MacFarlane.

MacFarlane Pheasants said it will use its role in the luncheon in its marketing efforts. Some employees got an early start by putting up a sign outside the farm Tuesday morning.

The sign read, "Serving Pheasant to Our President."