Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Live from the dock
Active 88 minutes across 21 days since May 2026. Last heard yesterday.
In our recordsHear the call
When you'll hear it
Most often heard in the morning, 8 to 11 a.m. Quiet overnight.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from late-May through August. First heard this year on May 27.
Dock records
- First heard
- May 27, 2026 (first in our records)
- Busiest day
- 14 minutes on August 11, 2026
- Earliest call
- 5:08 a.m.
- Days detected
- 21 of 95 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Wild Turkey at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard in the morning, 8 to 11 a.m. Quiet overnight. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Wild Turkey most often.
What time of year is the Wild Turkey at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from late-May through August. First heard this year on May 27. That window is when the Wild Turkey has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Wild Turkey been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 88 minutes across 21 days since May 2026. Last heard yesterday.
About the bird
The wild turkey is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.
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