An escaped peacock has been prowling Gray for more than a month

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 26, 2026

A lone peacock has been roaming the forests of Gray since flying over a perimeter fence at Maine Wildlife Park last month. The peacock has been missing from the wildlife park since the week of May 18. Marie Jacobs, of Friends Of The Maine Wildlife Park, said in a Facebook post that the peacock’s name was “Rambo.” Rambo has spent much of the past month wandering the woods of Thayer Brook Preserve, roughly 5 miles from the park, but has recently moved north toward Shaker Hill. Royal River Conservation Trust, which manages Thayer Brook Preserve, has been keeping track of Rambo.