Hello all,
With two other birders, I watched the Black Vulture from the Homestead Trailhead parking lot in Castlewood Canyon State Park from 9:55 to 10:15 this morning. It started off soaring and flapping to the south, working with the Turkey Vultures to gain altitude, and then the flock split up and I lost the Black Vulture as it headed directly east over the ridge. Note that the Black Vulture can be picked out of the flock by the naked eye at great distance once you know that it flaps MUCH faster than a Turkey Vulture -- 3 to 4 wingbeats per second. It also flaps more frequently. Nathan Pieplow Boulder --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
