Today was gray & overcast. I attended Mass* at noon (Ash Wednesday) and when leaving afterward, was greeted by ~ 20 Turkey Vultures (all but 5 in flight) gliding, turning, trying to stay in place, banking, wheeling - along with some interacting quite closely with their brethren..breaking off at the last minute before colliding ! This wind dance was a delight to behold...a bunch of black marks moving in the sky, while I watched in place, with a black mark on my forehead !
I returned at ~ 5:30 PM and found their number had risen to ~ 31, all in the school & firehouse area. By ~ 6 PM, the full had flock relocated to it's Night Roost, in the 3 large spruce trees on the w/s of Roanoke Ave, at the intersection of Elton St., Riverhead. Cheers, Bob *Church complex situated right behind firehouse. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
