Shelter Island, N.Y
Osprey Road, south side of the island
The Martino Dorm
Shelter Island, one populated with hundreds of wild turkeys, is now only home to around 6 known turkey flocks reared up by the islands residents in an attempt to bring the fowl back to the island. Ususally a peaceful game bird, the flightless turkey spends much of its time in the woods and open tall-grass fields looking for food, which usually consists of seeds, green vegetation and flowers, berries, and bug or small lizard when lucky. Not contempt with this natural diet, rafter of around 12 turkeys have been visiting the Martino dorm during the hours between 12 pm and 8:30 pm in search of cat food. The outside doors of the dorm are always left open to allow the indoor-outdoor cats (Lilly and Mr.Cow) to go in and out of the residence. Almost every night for a week straight, the house has been subject to the turkeys fowl play.
On the date of 13.Oct.2011, dorm resident Thomas Rückert, senior at the Ross school, witness the turkeys intrusion. “I was at the dorm sick with some off illness” said Thomas. “I heard a few loud bumps on the deck up stairs, so I ran to see what was going on and there was a colevey of around 12 turkeys on the deck trying to get into the house” Thomas continued to say. “I was in shock so I grabbed my camera phone and started taking pictures for a class Im taking in school. I also tried feeding them some of my dorm parent’s English muffins. They were not interested”.
Closing doors and keeping the cats inside during the day are a few of the steps the Martino dorm is taking to prevent further intrusions.
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