COLUMN: The skinny on Salem’s roving wild turkeys

There are at least two flocks of wild turkeys roaming Salem. And since the flocks are not cohesive at all seasons, there could be turkeys in several locations around the city at the same time. 

Recently I have been seeing a flock of 13 juveniles in the neighborhood around Clark Creek Park in southeast Salem. Last fall this flock included three adult hens who have since gone on vacation without the pushy teenagers. But those three hens are…