Sixteen people joined Tom Scribner for the 11th annual Turkey Trot today. My records show 69 to be the lowest number of wild turkeys seen (in 2008). The record high was 365 in 2007. This year we saw 73. The average number seen is around 230. Although we didn't see that many turkeys, we did see high numbers of California quail. We found one long-eared owl and several great horned owls as well as many red-tailed hawks, a bald eagle, varied thrushes, Townsend's solitaires, and a Bohemian waxwing. Total bird species seen was 35. Deer were everywhere and we saw a large herd of elk. It was a cold but sunny day, and a lot of fun to be out birding.
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