Minnesota Seasons - Wild Turkey


Wild Turkey			More photos…
Meleagris gallopavo

Order	Galliformes (Megapodes, curassows, pheasants, quails, and relatives, and chicken-like birds)
Family	Phasianidae (Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, and Partridges)
Status	Reintroduced
Habitat	Deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forest and adjacent open areas
Food
Size	36″ to 42″

Identification

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Nesting

Range		Breeding: (map) Winter: Southern half of the state

Sightings	Afton State Park Boot Lake SNA Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Carver Park Reserve Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Great River Bluffs State Park Grey Cloud Dunes SNA Lake Louise State Park Lost Valley Prairie SNA Louisville Swamp		Mille Lacs Kathio State Park Myre-Big Island State Park Nerstrand Big Woods State Park North Fork Zumbro Woods SNA Oronoco Prairie SNA Partch Woods SNA Pin Oak Prairie SNA Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Quarry Park SNA Rice Lake Savanna SNA River Terrace Prairie SNA St. Croix Savanna SNA Savage Fen SNA Sibley State Park Townsend Woods SNA Wild Indigo Prairie SNA

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