are there supposed to be wild peacocks in berkeley/oakland?

[u/spikehiyashi6]

I was biking up tunnel road this morning and there was a peacock walking around, nobody with it, no visible tags or anything… zoo escapee maybe?

no clue how to flair this…

[u/chuphay]

There are wild peacocks here. There used to be a family of them near University ave and Shattuck back in the 80s.

There’s another family near Trader Joe’s in rockridge currently

[u/spikehiyashi6 → u/chuphay]

wow, good to know! that’s the first time i’ve seen one just roaming about in the 10+ years i’ve been here

[u/lucyssweatersleeves → u/chuphay]

I was walking back from that TJ’s a few weeks ago and suddenly came across a peacock in a driveway - there were other people on the street and none of them seemed fazed so I thought it was someone’s pet lol. Not long later I was there again and kept hearing a weird, loud bird call so I googled peacock noises and it definitely matched

[u/Sameshoedifferentday]

There’s some in the hills of Union City, too.

[u/bigblackkittie]

don't be alarmed when you come across a wild turkey or two also

[u/spikehiyashi6 → u/bigblackkittie]

i see tons of turkeys, there’s a group/family of 5-10 of them that walk around albany… but a peacock, i’ve never seen one in the wild until now

[u/bigblackkittie → u/spikehiyashi6]

wait until you start hearing the peacocks, not just seeing them. they can be quite vocal

[u/sooslimtim187 → u/bigblackkittie]

When they get loud they also get delicious

[u/GlasKarma]

There’s wild peacocks in Lafayette

[u/Ambitious-Wait-5705]

Saw a wild peacock running about with a wild turkey last week on Grizzly Peak. First time, had to stop and make sure what I was seeing

[u/junegloom]

I don't know about Berkeley but down in Santa Maria there are. Was a weird sight to see them ambling by my hotel but I was told it was normal.

[u/Erik0xff0000]

Technically they are feral. Escaped pets. They are not native.

[u/Mysterious-Call-245]

Turkeys too