Turkey Trot Field Trip Results

We started with wind and sun and ended with wind and rain.  Nevertheless, we saw 235 wild turkeys.  Seventy of those were in Walla Walla County and the remainder were in Columbia County south of Dayton.  We enjoyed watching them walk and fly across the road in front of us.  We noted that several of them were quite small and wondered if they were this year's hatch.  Several landed in the trees and many more gobbled along under the brush.  Other highlights of the trip were 6 great horned owls and 2 northern shrikes.  We commented on the low numbers of birds (we only saw 23 species) and wondered if the weather change had them hunkered down. It was a fun outing and I look forward to going again next year.  Ginger