Monday, February 17, 2025

A lot of shoveling after nearly a foot of new snow yesterday. The snow is deep and roadside snowbanks are high. Around midday, 11 wild turkeys sauntered down Johnson Drive, then down our driveway, and over to the feeders. Most looked like females with brown-tipped breast feathers and grayish heads. One had a long beard, perhaps a jake. They didn’t stay long. Not many seeds have been scattered on the ground. Also, Henna wanted to have look outside, which caused the turkeys to lift off and head back toward Grant Road.

High winds in the afternoon kept most songbirds away. The wild turkey makes 29 yard birds for the year.

29. Wild turkey

Eleven wild turkeys in the yard.