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
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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
Currently kettling & streaming SW over downtown Ithaca.
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There are well over 100 Turkey vultures along Stevenson Road, many in the air
and many more perched on the solar panels and fence posts around the solar
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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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Small kettle of 5 and 1 flying by its lonesome a bit south and east of
Peterman Rd. in the village of Seneca Falls.
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Pete,
I saw a small kettle (5 birds) when I was walking my dog in the field near
the Equine Research Center this afternoon.
Linda Woodard
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Has anyone seen turkey vultures around? I was driving the back road from Geneva
to Waterloo this morning (River Road) and in the distance saw what appeared to
be a kettle of 8 very large, dark birds behaving like vultures in a
kettle.slow, circular motion. I had
Has anyone seen turkey vultures around? I was driving the back road from
Geneva to Waterloo this morning (River Road) and in the distance saw what
appeared to be a kettle of 8 very large, dark birds behaving like vultures
in a kettle.slow, circular motion. I had no binocs to confirm. Just
Depends on how old the embryos were when incubation was interrupted. Far
along, they are probably dead. Very early, there’s a chance, especially since
it is quite warm. Before the start of incubation, an excellent chance. Of
course, it also depends on how many hours ago the nest was hit.
One of Janet Aiken's son's guy hit a turkey nest while mowing. Ryan found it
this morning there are six eggs out of nine not broken. Anyone know if they
could still be incubated or is it to late?ThanksPete Sar on behalf of JanetSent
from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone_._,_._,_Sent from
When I drove into Auburn going to Wegmans this morning, there was a kettle of
25 or more TVs soaring . I’m three miles east of there and just had a group of
10 TVs go over. I’m used to seeing just a few at a time going over. What’s
with a huge group in the middle of the city. I bet there’s
This afternoon at about 5pm I saw about 200 Turkey Vultures circling over the
vicinity of NYS-34/96, Decker Rd, and NYS-13 south of Ithaca near the Newfield
Town Line. Earlier in the day I had seen smaller numbers southbound along the
east edge of the Cayuga Lake Valley in Lansing. This
From the pool at Island Health I watched streams of the vultures going
south over west hill between 3 and 3:30.
On 10/13/2017 2:51 PM, M Miller wrote:
> If anyone wants to see Turkey Vultures, just stop by the Seneca County
> Fairgrounds (Not the Lott Farm!) in the village of Waterloo (North
If anyone wants to see Turkey Vultures, just stop by the Seneca County
Fairgrounds (Not the Lott Farm!) in the village of Waterloo (North Rd/Swift
St). There are about 100 that roost in the morning & evening on the village
water tower and any available pole/post on the fairgrounds.
Mark Miller
A friend sent me a photo of a tom Turkey who was strutting through her yard off
of Pleasant Grove Rd. I don’t recall m/any reports of turkey within the city
of Ithaca/Lansing recently. A pleasant surprise for all concerned.
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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
Hi Sara Jane,
For at least the past 3 years, there have been TUVU's roosting during the
fall behind the Varna Community Center, in some tall conifers. I get
neighbors calling me about it every year with a mixture of wonder and
frustration.
Marc Devokaitis
Lab of Ornithology
On Mon, Oct 24,
I was just coming through Varna when I had to pull over and stop the car,
because there were about 25-30 TV’s soaring overhead, just above the rooftops.
There were enough to be looking for a ‘road-kill’, but I imagine they were
either settling down for night or trying to get an updraft.
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At 9:30 this a.m at least 24 TVs were in the field between Spring St. &
Seminary St. with wings
outstretched, facing the sun. They stayed for nearly an hour with one at
a time eventually taking
off. I have seen them circling around the tall evergreens immediately
west of where they sat &
I'm hearing a lot of yelps and gobbles right now from over in the nature
preserve (the portion of the L-P Preserve west of Beech Hill Road)
-Geo
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Hi all, there is a little cloud of about 25 turkey vultures over the pheasant
farm at the moment, along Stevenson Rd in Ithaca. Another seven were perched on
fences closer to Turkey Hill Road. Where were they all on January 1? Also lots
of red tails although I haven't done a count yet.
Laura
Today around 12 noon there were 12+ turkey vultures around Cayuga Compost and
surrounding area, Agard Rd Trumansburg.
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> On Jan 3, 2016, at 7:22 AM, Diane Morton
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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I haven't seen any posts this yr..
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Hi all,
Turkey vultures in this stiff west wind are enjoying themselves I think. They
are flying across the wind at 90 deg and falling a free fall and then arrest
themselves and again dribble down in the wind and back. So it is such fun to
watch their behavior over computer screen.
As for
On my way back from Cortland this afternoon I drove Turkey Hill Rd. to the
house, on seeing a few TV's I pulled over to scan. I counted 141 in 25 minutes
along with 3 Red-tailed Hawks. All appeared to be south bound migrants catching
the tail end of clearing weather. This may bode well for sky
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
My favorite harbingers of spring, besides the robins and flocks of
red-winged blackbirds visiting my yard, are the pair of turkey vultures
that return to the lean-to along Route 79 in Slaterville Springs (just west
of Midline Rd). I saw them sitting on the listing shack this afternoon.
Does
Since that lean-to was a beautiful barn LOL!
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Melissa Groo melg...@gmail.com wrote:
My favorite harbingers of spring, besides the robins and flocks of
red-winged blackbirds visiting my yard, are the pair of turkey vultures
that return to the lean-to along Route
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
Reports came out of the woodwork about Turkey Vultures hanging around
our area all winter. This shows I don't get out and do much birding
during the winter months. It's far more comfortable looking out our
kitchen windows.
I still would like any thoughts you may have about true migrants
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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
.
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 agree Sunday was a good migration day for Turkey Vultures. At about 1pm I was
near the Lab entrance looking at the western skyline beyond the pond, and I
watched a near-continuous line of them flying south, about 60 all told. They
were gliding and gradually losing altitude, and when they got
I counted 74 tv's golfing cornell's course today with most of them before
12
Jim Gaffney
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I agree Sunday was a good migration day for Turkey Vultures. At about 1pm I
was near the Lab entrance looking at the
Yesterday as I worked in my yard I spotted a south bound TV. As I watched it
turned into a river of as many 30 TVs migrating past. I had guests who were
spellbound by all the birds. It's the first time I've spotted a large group
migrating through.
I had a very unusual new yard bird the
Saw 18 Turkey Vultures flying above Triphammer Road 3 miles north of Shops of
Ithaca. Pretty impressive!
Ann
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Late yesterday morning my husband and I saw a kettle of Turkey Buzzards soaring
near the ponds near Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Clinic. It was a first for
us to see so many together. There must have been around 100 of them. We live
near the top of Bruce Hill Road in Danby and watch Turkey
A Turkey has been hanging around our yard with just four poults. I've been
watching them since they were not much bigger than tennis balls. At first I
thought they were going to be easy prey for our brazen coyotes, who come quite
close even in daylight, or the foxes, who chase chickens and
I had the good fortune of seeing the biggest kettle of TVs ever (for me) as
they circled and swooped over the parking lot and the general vicinity of
Wegmans in Auburn, New York. I counted over 100 and approximated that possibly
125 were participating.
I looked for Black Vultures but did not
The half dozen or so Turkey Vultures patiently adorning the trees in my
wooded backyard in Northeast Ithaca alerted me to a dead deer back there.
The neighborhood deer have been seeming desperately hungry lately - often
seen standing on tiptoes for a measly handful of hemlock needles,
shamelessly
Hi folks,
Thanks to the several people who have responded to this! The universal
recommendation is that I contact Paul Curtis. In case anybody else needs
this information, his email address is
p...@cornell.edu
and his website is
http://dnr.cornell.edu/people/faculty.cfm?netId=pdc1
best,
jesse
Are continuing to come to roost late afternoon in the norway spruces in
4 and now 500 block S Plain St.
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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
Greetings:
A month or so ago I asked for info on the turkey surveys that are done
about this time of year. Someone sent me a contact, but alas, I have lost
that info. Can someone help me with this. There were other surveys listed
in the article.
Cheers,
Richard Tkachuck
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Last year some state department had a survey form that people could send in
that recorded numbers of turkeys in a flock, where they were located and
other data. Is this an on-going project, and if so, can someone help in
locating information about this survey?
Richard Tkachuck
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Last year some state department had a survey form that people could send in
that recorded numbers of turkeys in a flock, where they were located and other
data. Is this an on-going project, and if so, can someone help
and a few males, but was quite far away, so I could not tell for sure.
Donna Scott
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Last
Had some interesting sightings yesterday on my walk around Beebe Lake
and Mundy. As I was walking up the south hill of Mundy, I was extremely
surprised to see a WILD TURKEY walking up the hillside. The bird was
equally surprised by my presence and kept scurrying away as I continued
up the
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
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Hi all,
There is currently a kettle of about 100 TURKEY VULTURES over downtown Ithaca.
I've gone through the group several times, but didn't see a Black Vulture.
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Hi all,
The Northern Shrike was making the rounds of the field north of the large barn
on Turkey Hill Road, 10:00 am Saturday, then again at 11:00 am when I returned
to photograph it. When I left at 1:45 it was still in the field, foraging
frequently but with far less success than on the balmy
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Hi all,
The Northern Shrike was making the rounds of the field north of the large barn
on Turkey Hill Road, 10:00 am Saturday, then again at 11:00 am when I returned
to photograph it. When I left at 1:45 it was still in the field
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Turkey Vultures are streaming past my office window here at Hospicare on South
Hill. At least 75 have gone by in the last minute or so!!
Annette
Annette Nadeau
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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
Saturday a.m.surprise: a flight of about 6 to 8 Vultures, mostly
Turkey circled our hilly areaway above east side of Cayuga Lake for
about an hour. Then I discovered 6 of them in our garden bushes and
and trees consuming remains of several small 4 legged bodies out on
theatgrass near the
Drove through Community Corners a few minutes ago and saw 15+ turkey
vultures circling about. I was driving in traffic at the time so
couldn't get an accurate count.
Larry
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As we were heading North on Meadow St. just after 6 p.m. tonight we saw a flock
of 14 turkey vultures flying ... (not soaring) out towards Wal-mart area ...
what's that ... SW??? Never have seen them just flapping all together like a
flock of crows or geese as they were tonight. Good thing I
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
I just returned from a walk up Eastern Heights Rec. Way and as I was
coming down the hill a large Tom Turkey flew across the walk way; landed
in the woods and rapidly 'jogged' through the woods away from the
walkway. This was the first time I've seen a turkey in this area--aside
from the
By the time I got to Myers around 10:00 am, I saw at least 102 TV's. I
saw an additional 35+ on Freeze Road a little later. I am sure I missed many,
many more TV's traveling south. What a great day!
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