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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: robgilroy on September 06, 2010, 07:56:39 PM

Title: Black vulture
Post by: robgilroy on September 06, 2010, 07:56:39 PM

Sunday evening, I was driving along the 401 and spotted a black vulture walking along the edge of the highway. Not sure of my exact location, but was heading east approx half way between Windsor and London.

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Post by: GStuart on September 06, 2010, 08:19:16 PM

I'm a bit curious.  I'm just wondering what field marks you saw to determine that the vulture wasn't an immature Turkey Vulture?

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Post by: robgilroy on September 06, 2010, 09:22:22 PM

I'm no expert, but it was smaller than a TV with a very distinct grey head.

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Post by: Cody on September 07, 2010, 07:55:51 PM

Could it have possibly been a Wild Turkey?   Note: Black Vultures are very rare in Southern Ontario.