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<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi, Tweets</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>JANUARY</u></font></p>
<p>23 -- One turkey vulture at Kennedy Creek Estuary (earliest sighting in four decades here.)</p>
<p><u>FEBRUARY</u></p>
<p>05 -- heading south, the first sighting was south of Shasta, California (I assume just one bird).</p>
<p>25 -- One flying over a home near Pine Ridge Park.</p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>MARCH</u></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">06 -- Two more over Belfair circling higher then drifting to the east.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">07 -- One FOY turkey vulture over a yard in Yakima County along with a very nice photo.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">09 -- One turkey vulture flying north in NE Olympia, Thurston County <i>ca.</i>1330 - FOY.</font></p>
<p>13 -- Five flying over our yard in Belfair heading west towards Theler Wetlands.</p>
<p>15 -- Two at Kennedy Creek Estuary, Mason County</p>
<p>18 -- One over Six Prong Road, Klickitat County, with another nice photo; 13 at Kennedy Creek Estuary.</p>
<p>19 -- Three at Kennedy Creek Estuary; Six at Watershed Park, Olympia, landing at roost.</p>
<p>20 -- Eleven at Kennedy Creek Estuary.</p>
<p>25 -- Six at Kennedy Creek Estuary</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>**27 -- 87 at Kennedy Creek Estuary.**</p>
<p>28 -- First turkey vulture of the year over property in northeast Olympia this afternoon, flying north.</p>
<p>29 -- Four at Steamboat Island exit, Hwy 101, Thurston County landing at roost.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>31 -- One turkey vulture over the East Meadow in Marymoor Park on a springlike day. FOYhere,</p>
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<p>They’re back and still on their way!! Thanks again for the great reports.</p>
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<p>Cheers, Diann</p>
<p>Diann MacRae<br/>
Olympic Vulture Study<br/>
22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.Bothell, WA 98021<br/>
tvulture@gmx.com</p>
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