Chachalacas, a Central American arboreal pheasant, olive-brown in color and with a long tail, were introduced to Sapelo Island in the 1923 by Howard Coffin as a game bird for his hunting buddies. The distinctive call of this flock is still often heard on the island, but they are elusive and hard to spot.
For a close-up view of chachalacas, visit the live bird cam website of the Sabal Palm Santuary near Brownsville, Texas. There is a link on the website to a recorded video of a flock of chachalacas pecking seeds on the bird feeder.
The image above is of the mean-looking wild turkey sitting above the mustached gargoyle heads on the Turkey Fountain in the middle of the University of Georgia Marine Institute quadrangle. The main laboratory is behind. The Turkey Fountain was installed by Howard Coffin for his hunting buddies. Dogs could lap from the lowest level, two side troughs were for horses, and just below the crowning turkey at the top water for the hunters spouted from gargoyle heads. By 1982 when this photo was taken the fountain pump no longer functioned and the basins were dry.