Subject: [Tweeters] "winter" turkey vulture report
Date: Mar 5 19:40:09 2013
From: Diann MacRae - tvulture at gmx.com


Hi, Tweets
Finally, I have a winter turkey vulture report finished. It?s only partially ?winter? ? November and December 2012 and January 2013 ? which is because February is generally the month that turkey vultures begin returning from their southern wintering grounds. I realize that some may winter over, but I?ll still use February as the official return month. Following are reports from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia:
November
28 ? 1 circling south of Coquille, Oregon
December
02 ? 1 soaring over the John?s River WA, 10 miles west of Aberdeen; 1 seen at Grass Creek, 5 miles northwest of Hoquiam
12 ? 1 from Iona Island, Richmond, B.C.
29 ? 1 on the Ocean Shores Christmas Count; 1 near Cape Blanco, Oregon
30 ? 4 overhead/ 2 nearby (6), possibly overwintering in the Coquille Valley
January
01 ? 1 at Coos/Curry, Oregon
02 ? 1 at Sandy Point in Whatcom County
08 ? 1 in flight over Merlin Road/Merlin I-5 exit in Oregon
11 ? 1 soaring over Sandy Point Heights
13 ? 1 flew over Garry Point in Steveston, B.C.
21 ? 1 over the Astoria Mitigation Bank Wetlands; 6 on the Coos Bay Bald Eagle Count
26 ? 1 at Deception Pass SP
27 ? 1 between Eugene and Lorane, Oregon
31 ? 1 soaring low over the wetland in north Corvallis
Thanks for the great reports. I?ve got the February counts almost done. Don?t forget to look up ? turkey vultures are on their way back!
Please don?t forget my new email for reports: tvulture at gmx.com
Cheers, Diann
Olympic Vulture Study
Bothell, Washington
425-481-2797