We had 7 Black Vultures in Vestal NY last spring just south of Binghamton which was a record high for Broome County. We also had another bird reported in the spring in Chenango Bridge NY. I also heard from the Chemung Valley folks that they had 8 BVs this spring a new record for them as well. Who knows in 10 years they may be regular in central NY. TVs were rare at one point many decades ago and they have made a remarkable expansion north. It would be cool to see both regularly up here!
On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 9:33 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Maybe. They do breed in the state and have become more common over the > last few years. > > > Kevin > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* bounce-122158375-3493...@list.cornell.edu < > bounce-122158375-3493...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of psaracin < > psara...@rochester.rr.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 27, 2017 5:24 PM > *To:* Kevin J. McGowan; CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] the four Black Vultures > > Hi Kevin. Is the vultures' presence a sign of their creeping advance into > the state? > Thanks. > Pete > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: 12/27/17 3:41 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] the four Black Vultures > > Yesterday I got a good look at the four Black Vultures that have been > hanging around. They were sitting together on one of the compost piles at > the Cornell facility on Stevenson Road. Two of the four had very black > faces and feathers higher up on the back of the head, indicating that they > are young birds hatched this year. The other two had gray, wrinkled faces > of adults. > > > > I saw both juveniles interact with an adult, pecking at each other’s bill > in what looked like an “affectionate” way. (We use the term “affiliative > behavior” for things like grooming and other positive interactions.) They > may have done some brief allopreening, but I couldn’t tell for sure. > > > > Black Vultures are known to have a complex social system where they > associate and cooperate with kin. Young Black Vultures are known to hang > out with their parents up until the next breeding season. > > > > I suspect this group is a mated pair with two offspring. That would > explain why we always see the four together. > > > > Also present was the leucistic Turkey Vulture that has been seen off and > on for a number of years. > > > > I have photos at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41325840. > > > > Kevin > > > > > *Do you know about our other distance-learning opportunities? Visit **Bird > Academy* <https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/>*, > **https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/ > <https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/> ** to see our list of > courses.* > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
