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Wild Turkeys

13 Jan 2008 133
These Wild Turkeys were seen at the same site as a year ago - 17 kms south of Chain Lakes, south of Calgary. There were about 50 of them. This is the only place I have ever seen Wild Turkeys, other than at the Zoo. Such spectacular feathers! A friend had very generously invited me to go along with him today, exploring the area south of the city, in the Porcupine Hills, Foothills and Nanton area. The weather was incredible and the scenery breath-taking! Everything from flat grassland, to rolling hills and the Foothills, to the mountains. And "they" said this was going to be the most severe winter in 15 years! We saw: 2 Golden Eagles 50 Wild Turkeys, approx. 1 Northern Shrike 4 American Dippers Eurasian Collared Doves, several Snow Buntings, 1 flock 1 Great Horned Owl 1 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Gray Jays Rock Doves (Pigeons) Common Raven, many Chickadees Downy Woodpecker 1 White-breasted Nuthatch Magpies, plenty House Sparrows Mule Deer White-tailed Deer 1 Moose 1 Coyote