- Date
- 1963-07
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Vernon Fitzpatrick reported a brood of twelve wild turkeys sighted on the Redding Trail in July 1963, according to the Beaver Beacon.
Evidence and limits
The report is a single observation and does not establish a population estimate, nest location, or later outcome.
Open questions
- Do Conservation Department field notes document the brood or later monitoring?
Sources
- Reports Vernon Fitzpatrick's statement that one brood of twelve wild turkeys had been sighted on the Redding Trail; it does not identify the survey method, nesting location, or later survival.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wild-turkey brood reported on Beaver Island, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wild-turkey-brood-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1963, “Wild Turkeys.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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