Turkey Purr???

[DonMcJr]

Ok I've heard hens purr quiet when feeding. My question is do they purr real loud? I always hear a noise that sounds like a woodpecker pecking a tree...but faster and for a 3 second interval. Shortly after turkeys appear. I'll try and get a recording of it...

[SpitnDrum]

Yes sir they purr real loud..Alot of the times out of exitement.If you have been around chickens any imagine two of em racing after a junebug.They purr exitedly..the same way a turkey would.Not leaving out fighting purrs.

[DonMcJr]

Ok so at 18 seconds in this video that's a turkey purr? If so I have 3 in the woods all around me right now...and one just came from the direction just video taped that and was in front of me for a half hour...

http://www.youtube.com/v/-H4owiuvOlE?fs=1&hl=en_US

[SpitnDrum]

Thats just a bird..Not shure of species but I'll try to drag it up for ya so you know whats in the woods with ya.

[DonMcJr]

Very strange everytime I hear it a hen shows up...

[SpitnDrum]

My opinion,,,the birds that are making that noise are seeing the turkeys and being birds telling the rest that there is a wobbling black blob below them walking around.I'm pretty shure thats not just a northern species of bird B/C I have heard them here in Ky as well.Critters like that often give away the whereabouts of approaching game.I pay attention to birds and squirrells around me when in the turkey woods and deer stands.

[DonMcJr]

listen to sound a....

http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus= ... ecies=asio

[SpitnDrum]

This sounds pretty close..

Red Headed Woodpecker

[DonMcJr]

Good find...I actually took a pic of this woodpecker ill have to get the pic on here...sounds even closer to what I hear...

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red- ... ker/sounds

[SpitnDrum]

[:D]We have become bird watchers to Don!