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[Robert O'Brien via Tweeters]

Great, detailed observation!  As you decided, Turkey Vultures (TUVUs).  You
should start following and contribute to Diann MacRae's frequent posts to
Tweeters this time of year, of which the following is her most recent.
[Tweeters] September 2024 TUVU report
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Hi, Tweets

I'm a little late - was hoping for huge September numbers like last year
but the vultures control those numbers so it wasn't to be: next month!!
October already looks great. So, for September, numbers really started
building up on the traditional date of the 28th but no really outstanding
numbers yet.
E-bird is, of course, looking like everywhere is covered with turkey
vultures but most of the sightings are of 1-2 birds. They are a healthy
population still. September starts with one bird seen from a B.C. ferry and
a bit later another single is seen crossing (maybe) the Salish Sea. Most
reports are from tweeters in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia with
several from e-bird.

*SEPTEMBER*

01 -- One from the Tsawwassan-Duke Point Ferry, B.C.
05 -- One turkey vulture at Migration Corner, eastern Clark County.
06 -- One at Migration Corner, eastern Clark County.
08 -- Five turkey vultures in Skagit county today: 2 separate individuals
flying over Anacortes; 3 others on a road kill on Best Road between La
Conner and Mt Vernon - 2 on the ground (along with a raven) and 1 in the
air.
09 -- Five at Woodland Bottoms, Cowlitz County.
10 -- Two turkey vultures at Upper Larch Mountain Lookout, eastern Clark
County.
11 -- One TV within tree tops and house-tops at Bay View, Skagit County; 15
at Alberni Valley circled high and headed south, China Creek Marina, BC; 9
seen at Uclulet, B.C.
12 -- Two west of Mount Vernon, at about 10:30 am, then about 30 min.
later, same area, one TV was circling.
13 -- Twenty turkey vultures at Fisherman's Bend R.A., Marion County,
Oregon; one over the Salish Sea, Nanaimo.
15 -- One at Hayton Preserve on Fir Island, Skagit County.
16 -- Five at Woodland Bottoms, Cowlitz County.
20 -- one turkey vulture near Costco in Mount Vernon; five at  Orondo River
Park, Douglas County; 22 at Woodland Bottoms, Cowlitz County.
21 -- Two at Tokeland, Pacific County.
22 -- A huge group near Camas, I lost count at 50 (could have been up to
100) came in at sunset and stayed in the roost area for the night. One was
chased by a hawk that shrieked and flew off when the vulture he was chasing
swooped in with the group in the trees. The majority left in morning; 27
at Woodland Bottoms, Cowlitz County.
24 -- Two at Bonney Butte in Oregon along with a variety of other raptors;
at Larch Mountain's Migration Corner, 5 turkey vultures.
25 -- "scouts" being seen over Sequim; one TV, Anacortes, Sea Farer Park at
4:50.
26 -- Two turkey vultures at MP57, on I-5 by Castle Rock at approximately
1400; 25 at Witty's Lagoon Reg.Park, B.C.; One at Migration Corner, eastern
Clark County.
27 -- 125 at Larch Mountain, Cowlitz County.
28 -- One turkey vulture at the West 90 and 2 seen from I-5 just north of
Everett; 267 turkey vulturesw at Larch Mountain; one at the trailhead; 15
at Lyle Conservation Area, Clallam County; 11 at Rotary Park, Ellensburg,
Kittitas County; 25 in a big kettle at Both (?) Road Interurban Trail,
Fife; one at Migration Corner, eastern Clark County.
29 -- Killingsworth Street, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (how funny -
I grew up near this street - never looked up, I guess!); 86 at Woodland
Bottoms, Cowlitz County; 5 at Rhododendron Park, Kenmore, King County.
30 -- Four at Cranberry Marsh, Fraser River Gorge, B.C.; 14 at Hunt Point,
Richland, Benton County; 4 at Migration Corner, eastern Clark County; 7 at
Lower Larch Mountain, eastern Clark County.

As always, thanks for the great reports. October should be an interesting
month, vulturewise.

Cheers, Diann

Diann MacRae
Olympic Vulture Study
22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.
Bothell, WA 98021
tvulture at gmx.com

On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 3:53 PM Patricia Brent via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> About 10 a.m. this morning, south of Ridgefield, WA  (Salmon Creek area of

> Vancouver), I spotted a group of large birds overhead.  They were in a

> swirling pattern and remained that way as other southbound birds joined

> them.  They were approximately 100 meters high.  I didn’t have my binocs

> with me and the backlighting made them appear all black.  I did not see the

> typical silver-grey flight feathers on any of them.  A few had typical

> tipped-up wings in flight but not as accentuated as I usually see.  There

> were 25-30 birds.  Once the strays joined the swirling group they took off

> southbound, but not in an organized pattern.  I haven’t done any serious

> birding for quite a while, but my birdie sense says Turkey Vultures.

> Anyone else in my area witness this?  Your thoughts are welcome.

>

> Thanks,

> Patti Brent (Vancouver, WA)

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