Hi, Tweets

I thought I had e-bird figured out last month, but it was not to be this month. I properly put in species, location, time, etc. but nada. So . . . this month's report is from those who sent in observations - thanks so much - and covers a bit of January and February plus Oregon and California.

JANUARY

23 -- One turkey vulture at Kennedy Creek Estuary (earliest sighting in four decades here.)

FEBRUARY

05 -- heading south, the first sighting was south of Shasta, California (I assume just one bird).

25 -- One flying over a home near Pine Ridge Park.

MARCH

05 -- Two flying over a yard in Belfair - FOY; 17 between Grants Pass and Roseburg, Oregon, along I-5; 13 betweeb Roseburg and Eugene; 10 between Eugene and the Corvallis exit; (none observed between Corvallis and Olympia on I-5).

06 -- Two more over Belfair circling higher then drifting to the east.

07 -- One FOY turkey vulture over a yard in Yakima County along with a very nice photo.

09 -- One turkey vulture flying north in NE Olympia, Thurston County ca.1330 - FOY.

13 -- Five flying over our yard in Belfair heading west towards Theler Wetlands.

15 -- Two at Kennedy Creek Estuary, Mason County

18 -- One over Six Prong Road, Klickitat County, with another nice photo; 13 at Kennedy Creek Estuary.

19 -- Three at Kennedy Creek Estuary; Six at Watershed Park, Olympia, landing at roost.

20 -- Eleven at Kennedy Creek Estuary.

25 -- Six at Kennedy Creek Estuary

26 -- Three turkey vultures between 1100-1500m soaring at differnt times above the cliffs at Oak Creek Wildlife Area; t\Traveling south on I-5 near Toledo, two turkey vultures were winging northward FOY birds.

**27 -- 87 at Kennedy Creek Estuary.**

28 -- First turkey vulture of the year over property in northeast Olympia this afternoon, flying north.

29 -- Four at Steamboat Island exit, Hwy 101, Thurston County landing at roost.

30 -- 28 at Kennedy Creek Estuary; A single turkey vulture circling and heading north over Seattle’s Harbor Island in alternating sunshine and cloud/rain. SW wind.

31 -- One turkey vulture over the East Meadow in Marymoor Park on a springlike day. FOYhere,

They’re back and still on their way!! Thanks again for the great reports.

Cheers, Diann

Diann MacRae

Olympic Vulture Study

22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.Bothell, WA 98021

tvulture at gmx.com