Turkey sightings in the northeast???

[WNY Bowhunter]

Starting to move some up here in Maine. No gobbling or strutting yet. I did see a tom run off a couple jakes yesterday , but that was from a food source not hens.

Saw a flock of 30 birds or so this morning that I've been watched for the past couple of weeks now...there were 5 longbearded stutters in the midst!!! Down the road a little bit here was another flock with a big ole strutter.  Today finally felt as is spring is here (until this weekend)...

[MACHINIST]

Yea I've been seeing them pretty regularly here.Only problem is I haven't been seeing much (till today) on properties i hunt.Had a group of 7-8 birds with a monster tom.He is known in the area.Hunted very hard the last 2 years.When you see him he is physically bigger than any other tom strutting.Massive bird,I am glad to see he has made it through another season.Now that I know hows hes been ducking me I will get my game cams over there this weekend to try and pattern him.

[Rick Howard]

I have not seen much promise on my spots close to home.  There are some birds but I have not seen many.  Mainly just the sign of them being there.  I have a feeling my "big bird" that avoided me last year was unable to dodge someone else. 

Ironically, I am no less excited to get out there.   

[TauntoHawk]

Birds are still flocked up, went to a new piece of public hiked a good ways in before first light. The 3rd spot I stopped and owl hooted I heard a hen cackle down off the side of a steep hill. I moved in as close as I could get but of course they were roosted about 400yds inside of private on a field so I had to sit up on a point and listen. Boy they ripped it up! I sat there til 9 when the wind picked. I did have 4 jakes come gobbling and strutting up the hill into the public with me and could see 6 round fans down in the fields and there was still at least another 5 gobbling in a hollow I never did see.

I'm hoping when the birds break up they will filter up into the timber more.