Episode 83: Wild Turkey – Voice of the Wild

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). America’s favorite gamebird. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Wild turkey gobble by Gregory Budney (ML505685) Wild turkey cluck by Gregory Budney (ML505685) Wild turkey purring by Andrea L. Priori (ML505688) Wild turkey various calls by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML505687) Sources and more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wild_Turkey https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wild-turkey Dobson, C., Kassenbaum, D., Oehmke, D., & Misewicz, M. (2023). Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Scissortail LLC. Godfrey, M. A., & Kaufman, Kenn. (Directors). (2004). National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America [Video recording]. In Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America DVD I & DVD II (Fullscreen.). Godfrey-Stadin Productions. Peterson, R. T., & Peterson, V. M. (1980). A field guide to the birds: A completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America (Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged.). Houghton Mifflin Company. Sibley, D. (2016). Sibley birds East: Field guide to birds of eastern North America (2nd ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.