[TN-Bird] 200 Turkeys going to roost (Robertson Co.)

From: Tony Lance <tonylance@xxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:36:42 -0600
Magic happens when you least expect it. Tonight I decided to go home  
a different way, on a quiet farm road, for no reason other than  
wanting a change. Well, that's not exactly true. I do like taking  
little-traveled routes where I can go slowly and look for birds and  
other things. As I rounded over a hill, the clouds in the west  
beginning to blush orange-pink from the setting sun, I saw a large  
flock of wild turkeys in a field. I pulled over to get a better look  
and was surprised to count 186. I'm sure I missed quite a few that  
were hidden behind a knoll, and I have no doubt the actual number was  
around 200. It was a wonderful sight. (Just yesterday Jan Shaw and I  
saw a flock that exceeded 100 and were impressed by that.) Only  
minutes after I finished counting them I began to hear the beating of  
wings as one by one they lifted off and settled in nearby trees to  
roost for the night. Just before they did this they would give a  
distinct vocalization as if to say "Make way. It's my turn!", and  
then up they would go. It took about 10 minutes for all of them to  
get settled in. I was impressed how high up some of them perched.  
Many were in the upper limbs of very tall oak trees. And I enjoyed  
watching their flying skills. They would take off from the field in a  
gradual climb. Then as they got close to the woods they would change  
gears and go almost straight up into the tree tops. I will be going  
by later in the week in hopes of an encore performance.

Tony Lance
Springfield, TN


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