5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA
5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA
5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA
5/21/17 Deer Lake Park Road, Julian, San Diego County, CA
5/21/17 Deer Lake Park Road, Julian, San Diego County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Rio Grande Turkey
COMMON NAME: Rio Grande Turkey
SPECIES: Meleagris gallopavo intermedia (Rio Grande subspecies from Texas) x M. g. merriami (Merriam's Turkey, Eastern subspecies)
FAMILY: Phasianidae (Grouse, Turkeys, Pheasants, Partridges, Old World Quail)
LIFE LIST DATE: 5/19/2017
LOCATION: William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA
Range: Desert edge east of Julian to Laguna & Palomar Mountains, and inland valleys of San Diego County.
From Wild Turkeys in Oak Woodlands:
http://ucanr.edu/sites/oak_range/Oak_Articles_On_Line/Oak_Woodland_Wildlife/Wild_Turkeys_in_Oak_Woodlands/
http://ucanr.edu/sites/oak_range/Oak_Articles_On_Line/Oak_Woodland_Wildlife/Wild_Turkeys_in_Oak_Woodlands/
Introduced into California in 1877, the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) has spread throughout many portions of the state. Populations now occur from Humboldt and Siskiyou Counties south to Santa Barbara, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Two sub-species have been introduced. The most common, the Rio Grande turkey (M. g. intermedia) is found mostly in deciduous riparian oak and conifer-oak woodlands. The other sub-species, M. g. merriami, or Merriam's turkeys, are more often found in higher elevations in predominately conifer-black oak habitats. They are established in the higher elevations of the coast ranges.
From Wild Turkeys thrive in San Diego County:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-region-wild-turkeys-thrive-in-san-diego-county-2011nov24-story.html
Turkeys have only existed in the county since the state Department of Fish and Game released 306 around Julian in 1993. Ten years ago, the population was about 20,000. Nobody is sure how many turkeys are in the county today, said John Massie, a retired wildlife biologist for the Fish and Game Department and a consultant for the San Diego chapter of the national Wild Turkey Federation. The counts stopped after he retired in 2001, he said. While their numbers are unknown, it is clear that the turkeys have taken to the area. Descendants of the original release have been spotted near the Safari Park in Escondido, at Vail Lake in south Riverside County, Palomar Mountain State Park, Cuyamaca Park, and on the Santa Rosa Plateau west of Murrieta. The birds have been seen as far south as Mexico and as far east as McCain Valley near Boulevard.
From Wild Turkeys thrive in San Diego County:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-region-wild-turkeys-thrive-in-san-diego-county-2011nov24-story.html
Turkeys have only existed in the county since the state Department of Fish and Game released 306 around Julian in 1993. Ten years ago, the population was about 20,000. Nobody is sure how many turkeys are in the county today, said John Massie, a retired wildlife biologist for the Fish and Game Department and a consultant for the San Diego chapter of the national Wild Turkey Federation. The counts stopped after he retired in 2001, he said. While their numbers are unknown, it is clear that the turkeys have taken to the area. Descendants of the original release have been spotted near the Safari Park in Escondido, at Vail Lake in south Riverside County, Palomar Mountain State Park, Cuyamaca Park, and on the Santa Rosa Plateau west of Murrieta. The birds have been seen as far south as Mexico and as far east as McCain Valley near Boulevard.
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