[Tweeters] Migrating Vultures

[Michael Blue via Tweeters]

I live in the May Valley area between Renton and Issaquah.  I went outside to sit in the sun yesterday afternoon  and was fortunate  to see a large number of migrating Turkey Vultures and a few other birds.  At 1430  a flock of 80 birds flew past in a long line that stretched at least a mile.  Between 1430 and 1530 I saw passing flocks of 43, 14 ,12, 10, 43, and 9 vultures, for a total of 211 birds.   Also seen were 7 Red-tailed Hawks,  2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, a Coopers Hawk and a single Bald Eagle.  We typically see  <10 Turkey Vultures a year from the house so I was surprised to see so many.

-Mike Blue
Renton, WA

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