Kevin,

Turkey Vultures nest in the Snoqualmie Valley and in the Cascades of King
County in small numbers, so you may have seen residents or migrants.

Gene Hunn.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin T. Moore" <bush-is-so-dumb at home.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 8:28 AM
Subject: turkey vulture


> Hello. I'm a novice birder and a newbie to this list. As my first post,
I
> saw a turkey vulture near the Snoqualmie River on Saturday afternoon. I'm
> quite certain, as I grew up in Pennsylvania where they are common, and
I've
> been in Washington long enough to tell them from the other large birds
that
> are more common here. I have questions, though: was it a migrating bird,
> or here for the summer? And just how unusual are they in Western
> Washington? Are they more common east of the Cascades? Have they become
> more common with the spread of farms and suburbs?
>
> -Kevin Moore
> Seattle, WA
>