I do note that adults and juveniles alike emit happy whistles when getting a tasty snack. Far be it for me to question their turkey Lexicon! Moods/noises) but that is the accepted definition from the turkey huntingĬrowd. Ranges from normal, to happy, to outright worry. Note: I’m not really agreeing that the “Kee-Kee” Lost their mom or their siblings, the Kee-Kee become loud and frantic.

Say, I toss a piece of banana to the little birds and they are happy/thrilled to have However the pitch and speed of the Kee-Kee will change if I am, where you are?” And it is often continuous. Mostly it is just a calm call saying “Here As I think about it, I cannot recall a male ever uttering the fly-down cackle. The boys 'glided' out of the tree, like heavy space shuttles and had ungraceful landings. The toms however were silent as they dropped from the tree. My only guess is the hens, 'fly' out of the tree and hence their exertion cackle. However as I watched the birds fly out of the tree-some giving only a single harsh call and others the staccato normal fly-down cackle: I noticed only the hens gave off the call. The turkeys were still on the roost- sounding off soft 'Tree-Yelps'-sort of a 'Good morning everyone' light call. This morning I was out at dawn looking for a fox that has killed a turkey hen and two chickens in the last few weeks. Those panicked cackles are what drives our guard dog Rocky crazy! On occasion we do hear the fly down cackle in expressed -if at 2 am the birds are fleeing the roost minus a few feathers because a raccoon is grasping for dinner. Normally you can tell that it is not called in panic, but it is more of a (in people terms- an exertion grunt) The fly down cackle is a little different with each bird & sometimes it is only single note (think karate mater breaking a board-which is similar to a 8 pound hen taking flight). The Fly down Cackle The flying cackle is articulated (yelling?) series of irregularly spaced loud notes used by a turkey when flying up or down from the roost. Nearly always accompanied with a combination of various distinctive calls such as: the Gobble, Yelp, Putt, Purr, Cutting, kee-kee & whine Happiness, affection, fight, share discovery of food, run, and perch –actions The group members sing, warn, threaten, express Turkey’s wildly successful survival strategy is the vocal I placed this link high up on the page, because the recordings and the written descriptions work hand in hand.

Well documented and videoed. And be the birds domesticated or wild, turkey talk is all the same.Īlthough this link in not from a hunting site it has excellent recordings of turkey calls and sounds. Turkey hunters have an impressive understanding of turkey vocabulary that is On occasion dancing we have had the wonderful opportunity to learn a fair amount of knowledge about turkey behavior, theirĬalls, alarms, whistles & odd noises they make and especially why they make those sounds.Īnd rather than invent a new description of those turkey noises I will stick to the standard accepted terms that describe turkey talk as in found in the hobby of turkey hunting. Our days spent outside with turkeys - interacting, observing and Florida Turkeys of Kennedy Space Center.If requesting a ladies size t-shirt, please keep in mind they run small and order a size up.ĭick's Sporting Goods in the Westshore Mallġ905 N. Your choice of 1 mile fun run,5K run/ walk or a virtual 5k from anywhere! Limited strollers and dogs welcome, please register appropriately. We start and end at Amalie Arena located at 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602. An out-and-back Thanksgiving morning race tradition for the whole family! Held on Thursday, November 23rd.

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