Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Wild Turkeys Delay Staten Island Trains Twice in Under Two Hours

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Wild Turkeys Delay Staten Island Trains Twice in Under Two Hours

“New York's Staten Island Railway had a fowl afternoon on March 18th, when wild turkeys brought the line to a halt twice within ninety minutes — once near Old Town station, once near St. George terminal. Each time, the MTA's solution was to blast the train horn repeatedly until the birds decided they were done. It worked both times, which is either reassuring or mildly embarrassing, depending on who you ask.”

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The most bewildering news often comes from situations where multiple unlikely events align perfectly. While the weirdness score is more modest, the story still offers a fascinating glimpse into life's unexpected moments.

March 18 (UPI) -- Wild turkeys interrupted train services on New York's Staten Island twice within the space of under two hours.

The first incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday when turkeys were spotted on the tracks west of the Staten Island Railway's Old Town station.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Joana Flores told the New York Daily News that the birds eventually scattered after multiple blasts of a train horn.

Turkeys were again spotted on the tracks, this time year St. George, about 4 p.m. Those turkeys also eventually scattered at the sound of a train horn.

A wild turkey was previously photographed blocking the path of an MTA bus in Staten Island in February.

The borough's wild turkeys are believed to be descended from several pets that were released into the wild in 1999.

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