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Cathartes aura
The turkey vulture body feathers are mostly brownish-black, but the flight feathers on the wings appear to be silvery-gray beneath, contrasting with the darker wing linings. The adult's head is small in proportion to its body and is red in color with few to no feathers. It also has a relatively short, hooked, ivory-colored beak
One of three species in the genus Cathartes, in the family Cathartidae, the Turkey Vulture is the most widespread of the New World vultures, ranging from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands, pastures, and deserts.
Circling me overhead at Canal WMA, Chesapeake City, Md
Spotted on Jun 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012
4 Comments
No way! I will rock out the Maryland Parks mission. Thanks for letting me know - one of the downfalls of this site is the inabiality to discover missions easily. Check out my site too if you're into Maryland parks and wildlife
http://mdwildlife.com
Hey Wildman
Have a look at the Maryland Parks mission you may be able to add some spotting to it. Safe travels.
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1135...
Thank you, ChristyHolland - I actually had just located that mission and was moving it in, so done and done :)
Wonderful spotting! I would love it if you added this spotting to the Raptors of North America mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...