![]() PROTECT YOUR GARDENS AND CROPS - You can harass turkeys searching for food in your gardens. Harass the bird by chasing it, squirting with a hose or other means of aggression. A dog on a leash is also an effective deterrent.ĬOVER WINDOWS OR OTHER REFLECTIVE OBJECTS - If a turkey is pecking at a shiny object such as a vehicle or window, cover or otherwise disguise the object. Remove feeders in the spring, as there is plenty of natural food available for all birds.ĭON'T LET TURKEYS INTIMIDATE YOU - Don't hesitate to scare or threaten a bold, aggressive turkey with loud noises, swatting with a broom or water sprayed from a hose. Clean up spilled seed from other types of feeders daily. KEEP BIRD FEEDER AREAS CLEAN - Use feeders designed to keep seed off the ground, as the seed attracts turkeys and other wild animals. Indirect, can cause turkeys to act tame and may lead to bold or aggressive behavior, especially in the breeding season. Rubbing soap on car bumpers to make them less shiny can also help.ĭON'T FEED TURKEYS - Keep wild things wild! Feeding, whether direct or Covering low windows and glass doors can help deter them from pecking the glass. Since the reflection does not disappear when the turkey confronts it, the bird will often continually display towards or attack the reflection until changing light conditions cause it to vanish. Male turkeys will peck windows and car bumpers during the mating season because they see reflections of themselves and think that they're seeing a competing Tom. ![]() This is when the males puff out their feathers, fan their tails and "strut their stuff." Gobbling, during breeding season, usually starts around mid-March, peaking in early May. In residential areas, it is not uncommon for turkeys to roost on railings, roofs, or sometimes on vehicles. Turkeys are active during the day, roosting at night to avoid predators. ![]() Don't hesitate to scare or threaten a bold, aggressive turkey with loud noises, swatting with a broom or water sprayed from a hose. This behavior is most noticeable during breeding season. Turkeys may attempt to dominate people that the birds view as subordinates. If a turkey views someone as dominant, they will act submissive or fearful. Pecking order has implications for people and nuisance turkeys. Wild turkeys live in flocks organized by "pecking order." This pecking order is a social ranking in which each bird is dominant over or "pecks on" birds of lesser social status. There are flocks even in Provincetown now! Today you can find wild turkeys living in most parts of Massachusetts. Restoration attempts started around 1911 but it took many relocation attempts before the population was successfully restored in the late 1990s. However, human development and hunting took their toll and by 1851 there were no turkeys left in Massachusetts. Wild turkeys have lived in most parts of Massachusetts since the time of the Colonial settlement.
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