Wild Turkey Birds Observed at Our Pleasant Hill, Oregon Home

Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range - Red is Summer range
Purple is Year-round range - Yellow is Migration range

Wild Turkey range

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo - Gone from most of its original range, it has been widely reintroduced and now is fairly common locally in open woodland or forest clearing. Similar to the barnyard turkey, but slimmer and with rusty, not white, tip to the tail. Turkeys roost in trees at night. They fly strongly for short distances, but prefer to avoid danger by running. Their food is acorns, fruit, and seeds. Two females showed up this year near my shop. Rather unafraid, they shamefully seek handouts.

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