[EBB Sightings] about the turkeys

	
	


There is a flock of about 20 or so  in  the Ascot Drive/Ascot Ct. area of 
Moraga. We quite often have to stop on Ascot Drive while the males fan
their tails to  "protect" females about to enter the street or already
wandering in it.  (I do have the fanning tail sex role correct, don't I? 
I'm not a real knowledgeable birder.)

"Our" flock must be pretty comfortable -- yesterday morning I stood very
still observing them and a female almost walked right up to me.  No
Christmas dinner birds in our flock!

Bette Cooper
Moraga




> Maybe some of them ended up on the table for Thanksgiving although I know
> someone who did eat one and said it was tough!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com
> [mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of David Brostoff
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:59 PM
> To: EBB Sightings
> Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] about the turkeys
> At 4:46 PM -0800 on 12/7/09, Phila Rogers wrote:
>>Thanks, everyone, for your responses.  It appears that in most
>>areas, turkeys are still abundant though several people, like
>>myself, have not seen them for a while.
> A large flock previously frequented the U.C. Berkeley Smyth-Fernwald
> housing complex, at Dwight and Hillside, and adjacent areas, but I
> haven't seen or heard them around there for about a year.
> David
> P.S. I wondered why the responses to Phila's post were not appearing
> on the list. Then when I replied myself I saw why that may be--my
> reply was addressed to Phila, not the list. Is that the way things
> are supposed to work?
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