Hey, somebody tell ODFW if they want to release turkeys, they should do it
in their own state!

Kelly McAllister

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Dossett" <phainopepla at yahoo.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 11:38 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Washington Turkeys


> Tweets,
>
> To answer Phil's question regarding Turkey subspecies,
> on the San Juan Islands, the birds are of the eastern
> subspecies: Meleagris gallopavo silvestris. I know
> populations in SW Washington are of this species as
> well (as of a few years ago, ODFW was STILL doing
> introductions in western Washington, ugh!). East of
> the Cascades, there are both Rio Grande and Merriam's
> subspecies as well (intermedia and merriami,
> respectively).
>
> The population on San Juan Island is countable, though
> by my understanding of ABA rules, many of the ones in
> Thurston, Lewis, and Pacific Counties etc. are not
> because of the recent releases in these areas.
>
> Michael Dossett
>
> Michael Dossett
> Corvallis, Oregon
> www.Mdossettphoto.com
> phainopepla at yahoo.com
>
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