Gould’s turkeys are part of a group of varied creatures native to the Sierra Madrean Ecoregion that reach the northern tip of their ranges here in southeastern Arizona. In a word, they are special. This spring, a hen began frequenting our bosque on a daily basis. One day, she appeared with a clutch of nine freshly-hatched chicks in tow. During the next couple of weeks, the nine young turkeys had been reduced to these survivors that the mother bird managed to rear successfully for the remainder of the spring and summer.