Looks like a peacock to me? But what is a peacock doing just wandering around?

I think it's a female. In West Virginia, a few of my husband's relatives have them. They make great "watchdogs" because they are soooo loud! They will roost in trees at night and sound the alarm when anyone comes around!

BTW-referred to as a PeaHen

I had no idea they could be kept as pets. So I wonder if someone is missing theirs?

yep - peahen

I'm betting on Araucana chicken or some kind of pea hen. Without seeing the size, it's hard to tell but I grew up with chickens and it's got that shape.

I googled peahen images: https://www.google.com/search?client=browser-rockmelt&channel=omnibox&q=peahen&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=wgGYT-of7fXoAcGzvNIG&biw=1150&bih=563&sei=yQGYT679BcPt0gGUtNDfBg
The picture with the red fence in the background looks pretty similar.

As a joke (so, calm down PETA-bots), too bad they didn't take a picture of that bird with a grilling utensil and/or a bottle of BBQ sauce around it! :)

This birdie is as large as a TURKEY.....no joke!

by ther way...I prefer SWEET BABY RAY'S BBQ sauce.....would need the gallon size for this one though!

Amanda....it made NO NOISE at all. I motioned to it to follow me so the wife could leave and it was like a puppy...just followed me over to the woods.

It's the males that are so vocal. Probably some sort of mating call, but they are LOUD!

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I think I saw this on Norton the other day -- I was wondering what it was!? Looked like a chicken when I drove by, but I guess not. Looking forward to a final answer.

I know, I just don't know who to call to get an official comment. Metro Parks tweeted me earlier: "That bird is definitely not native, @StowPatch. Try a Google image search for female Indian blue peahen. Looks like a match."
Anyone have a good bird source suggestion??

I'm going to talk to someone at the Akron Zoo next week about this. They posted on our Facebook page: "We get reports from that area here and there. We assume someone has them as pets. It is not the first time they have shown up in the Stow area."

Easiest way to tell is if it spreads its tail feathers. Peacocks are very colorful. The ladies are kinda drab (bummer in the bird world)

It's a peahen. See the color of the feathers on the neck and the top feathers on the head. Growing up the local plant nursery kept peacocks, pheasants and many other not so common birds.