"One very confident wild turkey briefly owned a Staten Island intersection on Wednesday, strutting into a crosswalk and making an MTA bus wait its turn. The bird stepped onto the painted lines at Victory Boulevard and Forest Avenue, lingered near a roadside poster, and kept moving while commuters watched the bus roll to a full stop and yield. After asserting its right of way, the turkey wandered off without so much as a ruffled feather."
"the standoff unfolded when bus #8256 braked at the intersection and the turkey ambled over to inspect an advertising poster for the Museum of Sex mounted above the bus's front bumper. Witnesses told SILive the bird was in no rush, taking its time in the crosswalk and appearing completely unfazed by the growing line of vehicles. Drivers ultimately gave the turkey the right of way, the bird finished its slow roll across Victory Boulevard, and it all wrapped up without incident or citations."
A wild turkey used a crosswalk at Victory Boulevard and Forest Avenue, forcing an MTA bus to stop while the bird inspected a roadside poster. The turkey lingered on the painted lines near the bus's front bumper and calmly crossed as commuters and drivers yielded. The bird left the intersection without incident. Staten Island's wild turkey population originated from domesticated birds reportedly released near the South Beach Psychiatric Center in the late 1990s, and state officials began tracking the flock in the early 2000s. Relocation efforts have produced mixed results, leaving residents to manage occasional bird-related traffic delays while many view the encounters as both nuisance and neighborhood charm.
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