This is an out of county observation this morning at 815 am. (in Cortland county, south along 38 from Harford, and about a mile N of Morton Road, based on map. I thought it said Morey road. ). It was just so unusual to see, thought it worth sharing.
Wild turkeys coming out of a roost along the ridge to the W of 38 and gliding/flapping down to the bottom lands to the E of 38…maybe 30+ of them. Not sure. But it was a bizarre sight to see so many wild turkeys from underneath as they flew. It took me a few seconds—not geese, not what???? A mix of males, females and young ones, based on the various sizes. It was a strange and wonderful event on the way to work in Binghamton. Based my past life of studying wild turkeys in Michigan, they do seem to love to roost on wooded ridge sides. They get into the roost from above it, launching into the trees, and then they glide easily out of it. Anne -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
