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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Napper on March 19, 2014, 09:17:57 PM

Title: turkey Vulture + others
Post by: Napper on March 19, 2014, 09:17:57 PM
A very good friend of mine who lives in Stroud near Inisflill told me today that he spotted a Turkey Vulture flying very low thru his
yard yesterday. :o

Movement here in MIlton is quite  slow a few Rwbb's and some Grackles, the Am Robins don't sound happy!

At work Yesterday I spotted 2 unknown  large Owl's  with markings near wing elbows (Short Eared) ?
at 6:55 am (dark)  flying over hangers

A  Snowy at 9:30 am sitting atop a Hanger. Lots or RWBB's at Downsview but no Kildleer yet.

napper :)
Title: Re: turkey Vulture + others
Post by: Axeman on March 22, 2014, 09:42:38 PM
I saw a TV today (March 22) -- flying just above mature maples...easily ID'd....of course we had about 15 cm of snow last night....
Title: Re: turkey Vulture + others + holy snow!
Post by: Napper on March 29, 2014, 05:33:33 PM
Hey Axeman!  :D

Good to hear from you!. I spotted my first Turkey Vulture of the year yesterday in Tiny Township not far from Tiny Marsh.

Nothing anywhere near Milton. hmmm.

Umm wee couldn't get into our driveway. There is a 4 foot snowbank in front. Three to four feet of snow in the yard. I am surprised the deck hasn't collapsed.

Last year this time the place near the beach was up and running and we were raking leaves :?:

A little scary incident/close call  last night with a wrong way driver heading North  on the 400 Southbound near Mapleview at 9:15 pm , I am surprised it wasn't in the news.  :?

Napper
Title: Re: turkey Vulture + others
Post by: Axeman on March 29, 2014, 05:53:18 PM
Yeah, sorry about that re: going the wrong way....it was scarier for me...all those crazy drivers flashing their lights at me...

Are you sure it was a TV and not a SO ? I noticed a group of 5 TV's the other day soaring low over the dead deer in our yard...I figured they must have had some sense of it but never landed.

We still have at minimum a foot of snow but lots of drifts at the 4 ft. mark -- including a big one between door to deck and hot tub....I can't imagine what the water is like in it, in light of the fact I haven't been able to reach it since December.

Have fun in Tiny.
Title: Re: turkey Vulture + others
Post by: Napper on March 29, 2014, 07:11:27 PM
ROFLMAO !

Was that you! I thought it was "bubbles" From Trailer park, with a "Beeker" haircut from the muppets. That's what the driver looked like.

Oh and these were taken yesterday at the beach Adjacent Georgian bay,  Holy snow

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/13497593054_76406ae422.jpg)

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2931/13497245315_c848d00120.jpg)

Nappster :D
Title: Re: turkey Vulture + others
Post by: Axeman on March 29, 2014, 07:36:11 PM
Wow...believe it or not, you have less snow.

I have been to an image consultant to change my look... :shock: