By a wing and a prayer, Frank, the beloved neighborhood turkey known to frequent the intersection near Sacramento Fire Station 13, has been spotted again following fears he may have taken his final roost. Courtesy photo
SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – The March 13 issue of both the Land Park News and the Pocket News featured a front-page story about a lone turkey roosting on the roof of Sacramento Fire Station 13 at 6135 Gloria Drive. Fire crews on different shifts offered various names: Fred or Tony, but “Frank” stuck.
The story recounted how Frank quickly established his territory at the nearby intersection. Despite the presence of a perfectly good traffic signal, he appointed himself traffic controller. Firefighters inside the station would hear eruptions of honking horns. When they stepped outside, they often found Frank planted squarely in the roadway, cars frozen in every direction…