ive never watched them come out of the roost but watched them come down and that was great..except they flew away from me every time!..how did you sneak out without getting busted?? or did you?? that would be pretty hard to manage...that would be a neat tape to watch...i was filming a bow hunt and no deer were cooperating but turkeys came through both times so i filmed them..what a fun way to spend a day...zooming in on the long beards..i got a few nice shots..but it was with my friends regular tape recorder...i hope to get a digital video camcorder that does both one day...good luck hunting them!! they should be in that general area in the spring..