We had 3 juvenile Brush Turkeys in our Turramurra garden area (apartments and town houses a hectare or more of gardens) located between The Chase & Tennyson Rds. We first observed them in early December and saw them virtually daily until first week of February. Prior to that over the last few years we’ve had the occasional adult (or two) wandering around in the garden. On walks in the Turramurra / Wahroonga / North Wahroonga / Waitara area (streets not fire trails) we’ve seen adult birds in several locations throughout 2012 (and previous years) but once again none since early February. Only exception has been a single juvenile and an adult behind Kissing-Point Rd shops last week. We had almost decided that they’re more common in suburban streets than in the local bushland but wonder where they’ve all gone at present. One possible idea is that they’ve followed the creeks down into the valleys in the hotter weather. The only supporting evidence we have for this is a r oad-killed juvenile in Tennyson Rd near the creek bridge.
Jill Rossiter cassiter@bigpond.com ===============================
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