Glendale’s famous peacocks and peahens live on the 17 acres that is the historic Sahuaro Ranch near 59th and Peoria avenues. The flock started with two birds purchased at the Chicago’s World’s Fair in the 1930s.

"And from that small start, they have now grown to a flock of somewhere between 130 and 160," explains Glendale City Councilman Bart Turner.

He says the flock is running out of space. The growing population, which could hit 300 birds by fall 2026 according to city estimates, is spreading out to surrounding areas.