Per data from the MOU's seasonal report between 1994 and 2018, the median arrival date for Turkey Vulture in the southern half of Minnesota is March 7, and in the north, it's March 24:
https://moumn.org/avian/migration.php So all these sightings fall within typical arrival dates for Turkey Vulture in Minnesota. It's a great tool to use if you are unsure when a species returns/departs in the spring (or any season, for that matter). Happy spring birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Montreal, QC On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 10:15 AM Molly Thompson <thomp...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I saw one on Hwy 61 near Beaver Bay (Lake Superior) on Sunday. > Molly Thompson > > ________________________________ > From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of T Walls < > walls.ther...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 4:34 PM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures > > A group of 4 over the Lake Street Bridge, Minneapolis, about 2 hours ago. > Terri Walls > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 4:22 PM Kat Baumtrog <kat.baumt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Vadnais Lake had one. About an hour ago. > > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 15:32 Howard Markus <bluesk...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > At the Belwin Conservancy Lucy Winston prairie this afternoon, we saw > two > > > turkey vultures. Seems early but so does 70 degrees in March. > > > > > > Howard Markus > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ---- > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social > > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
