Subject: Re: Turkey Introductions
Date: Oct 6 21:12:14 1997
From: "Ruth Sullivan" - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net


i like to respond about the turkeys on decatur island maybe there
introduced on the island.
the wild turkey i had in 3-1-1986 on canyon road yakima co.where not.turkey
in the wild are hard to find, i only had onother occasion to find this
verry beautiful but shy birds this was in PE_ELL in lewis county on 3-1-97
this birds 8 of them the minute, there saw us verry fast disappeared.i
manage to get some few photos this for the record.when we birdet in
okanogan co.at sinlahekin valley there posted signs asking people,to record
he finding of wild turkeys. at wenas audubon campout, which is hold every
year on memorial weekend,we try to find this species for the last 5 ore so
years.there used to be found on aregular count, but not anymore.

GODWIT at worldnet.att.net

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> From: Paul Talbert <paul at muller.fhcrc.org>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Turkey Introductions
> Date: Monday, October 06, 1997 12:26 PM
>
> Tweets:
>
> I don't mean to start a problem where none yet exists, but I
> wonder what reactions you all have to this bit of hearsay.
>
> We were on Decatur Island a couple of weekends ago visiting one of
> my wife's coworkers, and he showed us the young "wild" turkeys his
> neighbors got by mail order. Reportedly the neighbor hopes the flock will

> learn to forage and establish itself on the island so it can be a game
> animal. At present the turkeys seem reluctant to even leave the
> neighbor's yard, and can regularly be found roosting on or near a chicken

> coop on the property.
> I know that "wild" turkeys are established on some of the other
> islands, and I am unaware of environmental disasters associated with
> these populations, but I have to wonder whether it is wise or legal to
> introduce non-natives onto an island (or anywhere else). My first thought

> was, "do they need to file an environmental impact statement to do this?"
> I am actually more concerned that it seems so easy to do something like
> this than I am worried about the impact of turkeys on an island which is
> being carved up for vacation homes.
> Is there any kind of Fish and Wildlife (or other) policy
> regulating this type of introduction?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Paul Talbert
> paul at muller.fhcrc.org
>
> P.S. the turkeys are sorta cute and rather impressive looking down from
> the Douglas-fir branches. Skinny, too. These aren't Butterballs (yet).