Turkey Vulture

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Turkey Vulture (150x150)

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Cathartes aura (scientific)

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Turkey vultures are great scavengers, because they have one of the strongest noses of all birds. Their sense of smell can locate dead animals, even as small as rodents, while in flight above a forest.

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Cathartes aura
Sumner, Levy, Florida
2/22/10
9:55:42 AM

A Turkey Vulture Seems to Warn the Others Away While I Come Closer
by: MickiP65

MacArthur Beach State Park. These 2 turkey vulture youngsters didn't quite know what to do with t...

Turkey Vulture youngsters
by: sharonissharing

This bird wanted a supper about 100 feet away from me, but flew away when it saw me. So, it circl...

Turkey Buzzard Circling Above
by: MickiP65

A group of 7 Turkey Vultures had gathered on the ground out back, so I went to get their photos. ...

Turkey Vulture in Flight
by: MickiP65

Turkey Vulture
by: adam_jack

Four were back today ... only 3 came near the back porch, while the other was content hanging abo...

Turkey Vulture
by: MickiP65

Recent Encounters

Turkey Vulture
Soaring, effortlessly buzzing the trees, bushes and ground.
via iPhone

Lake George, CO
08/05/10

Turkey Vulture
via iPhone

01/06/10

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '04/29/09'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-2007 va-sp-2009
via WildObs API

Twin Lakes State Park, VA
04/29/09

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '06/05/07'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-2006 va-sp-2007
via WildObs API

Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park, VA
06/05/07

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is 'Spring 2009'. ...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-2007 va-sp-2009
via WildObs API

Powhatan State Park, VA
04/01/02

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '02/28/09'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-1984 va-sp-1985 va-sp-1986 va-sp-1987 va-sp-1993 va-sp-1994 va-sp-1997 va-sp-1998 va-sp-1999 va-sp-2000 va-sp-2001 va-sp-2002 va-sp-2003 va-sp-2004 va-sp-2005 va-sp-2007 va-sp-2009
via WildObs API

Pocahontas State Park, VA
02/28/09

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '06/07/07'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-2007
via WildObs API

Holliday Lake State Park, VA
06/07/07

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is 'June 2008'. Sp...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-2008
via WildObs API

High Bridge Trail State Park, VA
06/01/08

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '05/13/08'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Cathartidae va-sp-2007 va-sp-2008
via WildObs API

Bear Creek Lake State Park, VA
05/13/08

Turkey Vulture
via iPhone

Lake Nebagamon, WI
04/02/10

Turkey Vulture
via iPhone

03/24/10

Waiting in the wing's
This Turkey vulture was up in the tree waiting for his turn with the armadillo.
tags: Florida Birds Vulture Turkey

Riverbend Park, Jupiter, FL
01/24/10

A Turkey Vulture Seems to Warn the Others Away ...
Cathartes aura Sumner, Levy, Florida 2/22/10 9:55:42 AM
tags: Tukey-Vulture Turkey-Vultures Vulture Vultures Buzzard Buzzards Sumner Levy Florida FL Fla Michelle-Pearson MickiP65 MickiP

A Turkey Vulture Seems to Warn the Others Away While I Come Closer

Rosewood, FL
02/22/10

Turkey Vulture
I went out to a path leading into the scrub out back to look for birds. But, instead I was scalde...
tags: Turkey-Vulture Turkey-Buzzard Buzzards Cedar-Key Sumner Levy Florida FL Fla Michelle-Pearson MickiP65 MickiP vulture vultures Flying In-Flight Bird-in-Flight BIF On-the-Wing

Rosewood, FL
02/02/10

Turkey Vulture
While spending most of my time concentrating on the 2 dozen American Coots here on Lake Como in B...

Como Lake, NJ
02/04/10

Soaring Turkey Vulture under clear blue Florida...
We have numerous vultures overhead every day, a mix of Turkey and Black. The turkey vultures hav...

Central Florida
01/19/10

Turkey Vulture

Rockglen, SK
08/09/09

Turkey Vulture

Rockglen, SK
08/09/09

late leaving hold out
Turkey Vulture soaring near Wal mart. a bird observed 12/18/09 in same area. probably same bird. ...

Boonville, IN
12/21/09

Turkey Vulture
via iPhone

Raleigh, NC
12/15/09

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Category Details

Records		61
Class		Bird

NWF Wildlife Watch

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First Observation
	sitongia Turkey Vulture about 1 year ago.

Latest Observation
	rudepet Turkey Vulture 5 months ago.

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Places for Turkey Vulture

Mueller State Park, CO . Rocky Mountain National Park, CO . Coal Creek Canyon, CO . Lake George, CO . Boulder, CO . Walker Ranch, CO . South Platte River Greenway, Denver, CO . Muskegon, MI . Shawnee, CO . Kenosha Pass, CO . US-36, CO . Riverbend Park, Jupiter, FL . Glendale, AZ . Hudson, MA . Houston, TX . Forestburgh, NY . Heber, UT . Lake Nebagamon, WI . Central Florida . Juno Dunes, Juno Beach, FL