Diann,
I was surprised to see a lone TUVU from our Bothell Way condo grounds, soaring in the distance across the Sammamish River, seen just over the tall cottonwoods, dipping below the treeline, then reappearing twice. I have seen them in our area on just 2 other occasions in the almost 19 years we've lived here, once at the UW Bothell in Oct 2020 and again in nearby Wayne Golf Course Preserve in late March 2021. So maybe this will be a yearly occurrence, ha ha.
Penny Koyama, Bothell
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On 04/07/2022 2:01 PM Diann MacRae <tvulture at gmx.com> wrote:
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Hi, Tweets
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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.
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JANUARY
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23 -- One turkey vulture at Kennedy Creek Estuary (earliest sighting in four decades here.)
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FEBRUARY
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05 -- heading south, the first sighting was south of Shasta, California (I assume just one bird).
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25 -- One flying over a home near Pine Ridge Park.
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MARCH
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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).
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06 -- Two more over Belfair circling higher then drifting to the east.
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07 -- One FOY turkey vulture over a yard in Yakima County along with a very nice photo.
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09 -- One turkey vulture flying north in NE Olympia, Thurston County ca.1330 - FOY.
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13 -- Five flying over our yard in Belfair heading west towards Theler Wetlands.
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15 -- Two at Kennedy Creek Estuary, Mason County
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18 -- One over Six Prong Road, Klickitat County, with another nice photo; 13 at Kennedy Creek Estuary.
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19 -- Three at Kennedy Creek Estuary; Six at Watershed Park, Olympia, landing at roost.
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20 -- Eleven at Kennedy Creek Estuary.
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25 -- Six at Kennedy Creek Estuary
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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.
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**27 -- 87 at Kennedy Creek Estuary.**
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28 -- First turkey vulture of the year over property in northeast Olympia this afternoon, flying north.
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29 -- Four at Steamboat Island exit, Hwy 101, Thurston County landing at roost.
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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.
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31 -- One turkey vulture over the East Meadow in Marymoor Park on a springlike day. FOYhere,
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They're back and still on their way!! Thanks again for the great reports.
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Cheers, Diann
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Diann MacRae
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Olympic Vulture Study
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22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.Bothell, WA 98021
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tvulture at gmx.com
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