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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A large raptor that is mostly black with a red, featherless head.

Habitat:

Sitting on a roost tree in the early evening hours. Both Black and Turkey vultures frequent this tree daily.

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