We're all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.

Fly-Down Cackle: The fly-down cackle is usually emitted when a turkey flies up to, or down from, its roost limb. It’s believed to be a signal that lets other turkeys know where they are at the ...

In addition to the familiar gobble of the male, wild turkeys produce a wide vocabulary of sounds, each communicating something exact to other turkeys in the area. (Watch and listen to the accompanying ...