hey. ive been doing some looking and well i need abit of help. i got a bird last saturday and i believe its a rio grande ofbreed type. did some research and according to dnr iowa has rio grande and some meridams. here is a link to a post where my pic will be or pm me for the pic. if you could help identify that would be great. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1451172
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If the bird is mixed it will be a Hybread , not really counted as one of the sub's because of the mixture. This happens all over where two subspecies intermix...BT
I'm not a biologist, but Rio's in Iowa? I don't believe there are any in Iowa. The closest any hybrid should be to Iowa is Kansas. I couldn't see the picture but I'll bet it's an Eastern. Some Easterns have buff colored tips in their tail feathers.
Well, I live in MN and I have never heard of anyone getting anything but Easterns here, other than the occasional escaped farm bird...
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I turkey hunt in Wisconsin (about 20 mi from Iowa broder) and I agree with superstrutter, it is probably just an eastern. I haven't heard of many Rio's or Merrium's in Iowa. I've shot some Easterns with lighter color tail feathers.
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hey ya it is an eastern bird. the dnr page i was looking at after reading again says they tried to release some rios awhile back but they didnt winter over. sry for the misadvice.
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