Roost birds?

[Guest Heter32]

How long do these birds roost in a certain area?Do they stay a week, a month, or for years? How big of an area do the roam in a day?

[Rhino]

Can't really say for those Ohio birds.

There are preferred roost areas where birds seem to roost every year where I hunt in MS. Yep, year in and year out there are always birds roosting in those same general areas. Probably has something to do with a unique feature the site offers for a birds view from the roost but that's just my best guess.

Now there are also other places where birds roost here too that seem to change some from day to day. Some days they are there and some days they are not. In those cases it's hit or miss if they will be there from one day to the next. In most cases though where they roost from one day to the next won't be too far apart. As long as hens are in the area they will hang around that general area somewhere.

[buckbuster11]

Once spring hits and the birds get out of their winter flocks a gobbler and his ladies will roost in the same spot, sometimes same tree almost every single day. This of course is only true if they are undisturbed and there are no major changes to their surroundings.

I'm not sure exactly what the average range is for a turkey but its not that big, again, as long as they are relatively undisturbed, you can pattern a bird pretty well.

[RDNKHNTR77]

Me being from Ohio I will tell you from my experience, Rhino hit it on the head. There are certain areas that birds will roost year in and year out, but then there are some spot where I will find them one morning, and then not see another bird there for the rest of the season.

There are certain features that birds will generally prefer to roost over. They like roosting in trees that hang over, or are near water(pond,creek, etc.) or on steep drop offs that gives them a sense of safety. Also, from my experience, they love roosting in pine stands on hillsides.

[WHISKEYSWAMP]

90 % of the time the birds I hunt are on the same hillside overlooking the river... 4 out of the 5 birds I've killed in Ohio have came from the same general area.

[elkoholic]

Here in northwest Montana the turkeys travel long distances and roosting spots are not usually used over extended periods. There are a lot of large ponderosa pines to roost in and they just follow the food sources. I think if there was a constant food source in one area they would be more likely to roost in the same spot, but that not being the case they may roost miles away from the previous nights sleeping quarters.

[Ethan Givan]

Turkeys around here in Kentucky usually roost in the same area each year. Most of the time they prefer Oak ridges or hillsides that face the East or Southeast. Turkeys travel alot during the day as well. They cover alot of ground in a short amount of time, but they usually come back to there roost area every night.

[Leo]

Birds seem to change roost areas more often then feeding and strutting zones.

Hope that helps ya.

[The Kid]

i've had a group of turkeys in the same area over about 5 years now