Large groups of wild turkeys are roaming the Chiricahua National Monument in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.
A video recently shared by the national park shows a wild turkey pecking the glass door of the monuments visitor center.
“Its September and the Wild Turkeys are out in full force,” the monument wrote alongside the video on Facebook. “Groups of up to 30 individuals have been spotted in the monument almost every day.”
The video shows four Goulds turkeys, the largest subspecies of wild turkey, gobbling at the doors. “When they see their reflection, they can mistake it for a rival bird and try to pick a fight,” park officials said.
The Goulds turkey was hunted to local extinction in Arizona in the early 20th century. In the 1990s, the Arizona Game and Fish Department and U.S. Forest Service partnered with the Centro Ecologico de Sonora and other organizations to capture 35 turkeys in Mexico and release them in the mountains of Arizona. The population is now large enough to support limited hunting.
