Not only do they roost in trees all night, on many occasions I have seen
turkeys fly up from our former home in the the south hills of Eugene, to land
in some very high Douglas-fir trees beyond our property. Once there, they would
often remain in those trees for 1-2 hours. Young turkeys develop their wings
more quickly that many of their relatives, allowing the young so soon seek
refuge from predators in the trees and follow their parent into the trees to
spend the night there more safely than on the ground.
Dan Gleason
Owner, Wild Birds Unlimited of Eugene
Ornithology Instructor, retired, University of Oregon
dan-gleason@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Sep 11, 2021, at 8:20 AM, Christine Maack <cmaackster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wild turkeys roost in trees at night. Isn't that a rather long period of time?
Chris
On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 5:24 PM Jack Williamson
<jack.williamson.jr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
While walking a trail near Black Butte.
I don't have Quinton's budget, but I can offer bragging rights to the first
100 people that reply with the correct species.
Hint: The bird is larger than a Mourning Dove ;-) and their feet are not
built for perching in trees for long periods of time.
Bonus points are available, of course, to those who can also tell us about
the feathers themselves.
Good luck.
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Jack Williamson
Black Butte Ranch
