Comments on: What’s that thumping on our roof? It’s NOT Santa!

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:12:05 +0000

Hi Gary. While staying at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in San Ramon (18090 San Ramon Valley Blvd)during last week of March and first week of April, we heard the wild turkeys early morning and some afternoons. Went out to look, but couldn’t find any. (Did find your book ‘The Raccoon next door’ at one of the local used book stores – enjoying it immensely – thanks!)

By: Gee

Gee — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:50:21 +0000

I live just up the hill from Tai, in the Oakmore area of Oakland. We’ve been seeing (and hearing) the flock for about two weeks now, they mosey through our yard picking at the bird feeder droppings. My cats have been having a field day with the turkeys. They KNOW the birds are too big to mess with but they can’t help stalking them.

By: Tai

Tai — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:38:10 +0000

For the past two weeks we have had a flock of eight wild turkeys here on Whittle Avenue, cross of Funston in the Oakmore neighborhood of Oakland. Appears to be three toms and five hens or juveniles. Whittle is a dead-end in a woodsy ravine, so the turkeys have lots of room to roam. We awaken every morning to their gobbles and clucks. It’s wonderful to see them foraging on the hillside and roosting on rooftops.

By: joan quock

joan quock — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:56:41 +0000

The other night (April Fool’s) I started to hear a flock of turkeys gobbling away for over an hour in the field adjacent to us. We usually don’t hear them at that late hour, about ten p.m. I suspect mating activity was going on. Can anyone verify my hunch?

By: Judy Roberts

Judy Roberts — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:46:56 +0000

I saw 13 wild turkeys in Walnut Creek last week. Near the intersection of Santa Rita Drive and San Miguel Dr. (behind Broadway Plaza).

2 Toms plus a lot of smaller birds.

I have pix if you want them.

By: Bette Page

Bette Page — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:29:41 +0000

Hi Gary,

Alameda now has turkeys! How they got onto the island is anyone’s guess. Can they really fly that far?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localsfo/20101119/ts_yblog_localsfo/poultry-in-motion-wild-turkeys-strut-their-stuff-in-alameda

By: Bob Collins

Bob Collins — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:11:14 +0000

Gary, as I have told you before, there are a lot of wild turkeys in my neighborhood. I have seen them attacking cars and nipping at hubcaps (perhaps they think that is a rival). I love watching these wild critters and apparently, so do my neighbors. They will walk right past pedestrians on the sidewalk. Please, don’t hurt these harmless, amusing birds.

By: Ann Fine

Ann Fine — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:03:09 +0000

Had one turkey visit Mar.27 and 28.We live in north Concord near the airport to the west, hiway 4 to the north and Port Chicago Hiway to the east. About a mile in each direction.