Subj : Re: Wild turkeys
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Wed May 21 2025 01:32:00

MP>Makes you wonder what is drawing them up there.  Maybe the lack of places
  >nearer the ground for them to nest in urban areas.

RM>> These were mostly in areas where the closest ideal area to live has
  >> a lot of human traffic, like parks within the city, so it's just
  >> them looking for a place where people don't go without thinking it
  >> all the way through to how to get the goslings back to the ground
  >> after they hatch.

MP>I figured it had something to do with human encroachment.

Yes, and I'm not sure how long that's been going on in big cities.
I know when we first bought here you would only see Canada Geese
flying over on their way further North, or on their way South for
the winter. I think they've just gotten used to.. well, I was going
to say food but they mostly live on land and water vegetation, so
they are less likely to turn into beggars than other types like
Pigeons, Seagulls or seed eating birds that people tend to toss
food to or build feeders for so I'm not sure why more of them seem
to be staying further South in Summer. Maybe they are just too
lazy these days to fly the extra few hundred miles to Hudson Bay.  B)

I was outside today and the Geese were honking at me again,
although as I think about it, it's a few days now since I heard
the Whippoorwills calling out most of the night.

Maybe if that is the male's mating call he got lucky..    B)

Another possibility is it's turned too cold for them to be active.
Just when it looked like the warm weather was finally here, suddenly
we are back to some nights barely above freezing and daytime highs
in the low 50's (F)..

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