Overview

• A guest reported seeing two men load a peacock into a crate on a pickup truck over the weekend, leading staff to discover just four birds remained.
• The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office classified the mass disappearance as a felony property crime, valuing each male at $2,000 and each female at $1,000.
• The flock began with five imported peafowl introduced 14 years ago and grew to around 40 birds that became a signature attraction.
• Hotel staff have enhanced surveillance and intend to erect additional fencing around the remote Sacramento River Delta property.
• Members of the public have offered tips, reported possible sightings and volunteered to help replenish the missing birds.