Whoops! That should be WDFW, obviously. Slip of othe
keyboard. I'm used to thinking ODFW since I moved to
Oregon a couple of years ago.

I also didn't see Gene's note explaining distribution
of the 3 subspecies until after I posted.

Michael


--- Kelly McAllister <mcallisters4 at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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Michael Dossett
Corvallis, Oregon
www.Mdossettphoto.com
phainopepla at yahoo.com

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