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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
43.4299, -89.7337
Field Notes
Description:
Turkey Vultures are large dark birds with long, broad wings. Bigger than other raptors except eagles and condors, they have long "fingers" at their wingtips and long tails that extend past their toe tips in flight. When soaring, Turkey Vultures hold their wings slightly raised, making a ‘V’ when seen head-on
Habitat:
Turkey Vultures are common around open areas such as roadsides, suburbs, farm fields, countryside, and food sources such as landfills, trash heaps, and construction sites. On sunny days, look for them aloft as early as 9 a.m.; in colder weather and at night they roost on poles, towers, dead trees, and fence posts.
Notes:
This poor guy was miserable in the ice and rain. Its wings were wet and frozen so it couldn't fly. You can see the drips of ice on its wings. There were a few more that were "grounded" yesterday because of the weather.
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