The nest site is not giving off any noticeable odor now. Hal Harrison wrote
that careful concealment of the nest from predators was imperative, because of
the strong odor that results from feeding carrion to the young. Perhaps
“careful concealment” includes eating and defecating off-site
You have a lot of predators down there, Geo.
So they are a threat to baby TVs.
I did notice that there was very little odor in the boathouse while the birds
were there, even tho baby Hissy did poop inside.
Maybe lack of odor will help hide the chick(s) from predators.
Here’s hoping.
Donna Scott
Thanks Donna, that gives me a lot to look forward to! I had undertaken a bit of
slow, desultory salvage work at the abandoned shack in the woods, but after
discovering the Turkey Vulture scraping in the debris on the floor there on
April 29-30, I avoided the place for weeks. It does seem like a
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Cool.
Donna Scott, what is your experience with timing of eg
Of Geo Kloppel
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In late April I found a Turkey Vulture scraping around in the domestic debris
on the floor of one of our abandoned shacks deep in the woods. I coded it as NB
(nest building).
Over
In late April I found a Turkey Vulture scraping around in the domestic debris
on the floor of one of our abandoned shacks deep in the woods. I coded it as NB
(nest building).
Over the next few weeks I observed several comings and goings that I
interpreted hopefully as shift-changes. She’s
I saw one Turkey Vulture and one American Robin near Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls this afternoon. The sun feels so good today.Chris LajewskiCenter Director Montezuma Audubon Center
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The pied Turkey Vulture I saw today looks very much like one I photographed
last year in November 2015.
Here is today's checklist with photos:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33000639
And here is a checklist from 21 November 2015:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33003023
Kevin
While taking a walk at lunch through Sapsucker woods I saw a Turkey Vulture
circling over the pond. On close inspection, I saw it had big white patches in
the tips of the wings. I put photographs in my checklist at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33000639.
I haven't looked to compare it
Ahoy birders,
my newsfeed for lake ontario reports botulism deaths among waterfowl Wayne
to Jefferson Counties starting about mid October to present. I would be
curious to hear of any observations you collectively have of Cayuga Co
shoreline.
I have NOT seen any dead birds this fall on my 1500
I saw it briefly while on Stevenson Road. The bird has been around Ithaca for
3-4 years or so. One wing has a lot of white on the primaries. The other wing
had less white. It is a really cool bird to see!
Ann
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My neighbors (in Tyre) have a large, old barn which they do not use, but keep
in good repair. Tuesday, they were having a vent put in the round open window
on the south side. In the process they noticed a young vulture standing in the
corner shedding its downy feathers. When they told me, I
About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE
soaring about near East Hill Plaza. Having heard no reports this
winter, I'm assuming this is an early migrant. I've often wondered why
this bird, and the red-wing blackbirds
Considering the severe weather and heavy snow
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About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE soaring about
near East
I have seen TVs in Danby now and then all winter long, and an occasional
one over Rt 13 on the hillside.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 1:03 PM, W. Larry Hymes w...@cornell.edu wrote:
About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE soaring
about near East Hill Plaza. Having heard
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Jody Enck
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About 20 minutes ago I
Larry,
The simple answer is photoperiod. Red-winged BBs and others will migrate when
day
length reaches a certain threshold for the species. This instinctive response is
often coupled to their food requirements so insectivores will wait until the
days
get longer and most probably correspond to
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About 20 minutes ago I was very surprised to see a TURKEY VULTURE soaring
about near East Hill Plaza. Having heard no reports this
winter, I'm assuming this is an early migrant. I've often wondered why
this bird, and the red-wing blackbirds
I don't know for certain where the Turkey Vultures are roosting, but I suspect the evergreens west of Community Corners from Spruce Lane south. Another place I've seen them gathering near dusk is along NYS-366 just east of the Cornell fleet garage in evergreens on the slope down to Varna. I've
Many of the Turkey Vultures here in the northern part of the Basin actually
roost in Auburn, in and near Fort Hill Cemetery. Last week when I arrived at
the parking lot of Auburn United Methodist Church on Fitch, I stood to watch
the birds circling in and landing in the Norway Spruces that
Hi Folks,
A friend of mine not on this list asked me to report that he is
monitoring an active Turkey Vulture nest with two eggs. It is in a
medium-sized gorge on the west side of Cayuga Lake, and the eggs are
basically laid right on the ground, maybe with a few extra dried
leaves under
There was a recent question about a turkey vulture being early in Vestal. I
haven't seen it answered on the general list, so will try to do so. No, not
early.
A good reference for questions like this at this time of year (or any time)
is www.birdcount.org http://www.birdcount.org/ . This gets
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