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Anybody else seeing more buzzards in their area? (Original Post) Brigid Mar 2012 OP
I understand there are loads of them in Palm Beach KamaAina Mar 2012 #1
I'm surrounded by republicans. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #2
Close enough. Brigid Mar 2012 #10
While "my area" is going through somewhat of a dry spell... I'm hopin' it's far from dead, TYVM!!! MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #3
Tons of 'em around here in Northern California. bluesbassman Mar 2012 #4
Yep, that's them. Brigid Mar 2012 #7
are you talking about black vultures? Kali Mar 2012 #5
No, turkey vultures. Brigid Mar 2012 #8
How close are you to Cleveland? hedgehog Mar 2012 #6
I'm in Indianapolis. Brigid Mar 2012 #9
Not yet. The PA primary isn't until April 24th. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #11

MiddleFingerMom

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3. While "my area" is going through somewhat of a dry spell... I'm hopin' it's far from dead, TYVM!!!
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Maybe "buzzards" is a new condition I'm not familiar with and that dry spell is
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bluesbassman

(19,373 posts)
4. Tons of 'em around here in Northern California.
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 06:13 PM
Mar 2012

Here's one I got about 15 feet from on a walk last Autumn.

Kali

(55,008 posts)
5. are you talking about black vultures?
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 06:14 PM
Mar 2012

out here the Turkey Vultures are a sign of spring. They hit my area in April, but I saw some south of Tucson last week, so they are on the way up from Mexico or where ever they winter.

crazy seeing them and being so warm on Friday. Been snowing on and off all day today.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
6. How close are you to Cleveland?
Mon Mar 19, 2012, 06:34 PM
Mar 2012

Every year on March 15 since 1957, the city of Hinckley Ohio has eagerly awaited the return of the buzzards at "Buzzards' Roost" at the Hinckley Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metroparks.

The buzzard, a common name for the "turkey vulture," is a large graceful bird with a bald head and red beak. No relation to the black, Old World vulture family, which includes the eagle, hawk, and kite, the buzzard is native to the Americans from southern Canada to the tip of Cape Horn.

http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandareaparks/p/buzzards.htm

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