Posted by: Sandy Steinman | November 23, 2017

Talking Turkey – Happy Thanksgiving

The Golden Gate Audubon blog the Golden Gate Birder has an article by Bob Lewis on Wild Turkeys in California

Wild Turkeys aren’t native to California. But today, a quarter-million or more make their home in the Golden State. Maybe some are in your neighborhood!

Read story at: Talk some turkey this Thanksgiving! – Golden Gate Audubon Society

 

The New York Times  also reports on Wild Turkeys across the U.S. and some of the problems they are creating for humans

It turns out that genuine, free-range wild turkeys — not to be confused with the farm-raised kind that most people will overcook on Thursday — are increasingly finding their free range to include suburbs from New England to California and lots of spots between.

Human-turkey conflicts are on the rise.

Read Story at The Turkeys Not on Your Plate: They’re Out Back, Climbing the Roof


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