Look for them circling high over Imperial Valley farm fields.
Roosting vultures can also be found on big trees in the early morning hours waiting for the sun to warm the air during our winter months along the New River and a few other places.
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When fields of hay have been cut
(all year-round in our area) some small nesting animals such as rabbits
or pheasants may be killed by the mowers, which provide a meal for these
common scavengers.
Look for them circling high over Imperial Valley farm fields. Roosting vultures can also be found on big trees in the early morning hours waiting for the sun to warm the air during our winter months along the New River and a few other places. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Turkey Vulture
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Festival - The largest documented T-V migration in the U.S. and Canada is through the Kern River Valley of California, near Bakersfield.
The Turkey Vulture Society - Believe it or not, this scavenger has its own non-profit international corporation! I guess that "one man's buzzard is another man's biz'ness." This site contains almost everything you might want to know about this bird - the role it plays in keeping the planet clean, some images, and photographs.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us