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<p>This is the last day of winter so the March reports are probably true spring migrants. I am always happy to see them and sorry there weren’t more sightings during the colder parts of winter. I know some turkey vultures overwinter but I haven’t seen them myself. Following are reports from November of 2022 through March of 2023.</p>
<p><u>NOVEMBER</u></p>
<p>03 -- Eight turkey vultures circling a silt pile where the Toutle and Cowlitz Rivers merge.</p>
<p>13 -- Two at Puget Island, Wahkiakum County, where they have been the past two winters.</p>
<p>27 -- One gliding over Lake Stevens near Hwy. 9 and Soper Hill Rd, at 15:15. The observer was putting up Christmas lights!</p>
<p><u>DECEMBER</u></p>
<p>12 -- A probable turkey vulture (a dark bird larger than a buteo with wings in a dihedral) gliding over the Castle Rock area.</p>
<p><u>MARCH</u></p>
<p>07 – One perched in a tree next to I-5 sunning itself, at 0900, mile 32 north out of Portland.</p>
<p>16 – A turkey vulture wobbled over a yard in Belfair slowly wafting its way north.</p>
<p>18 – One in the morning near English Camp on San Juan Island.</p>
<p>19 – Two turkey vultures gliding overhead at Poppoff on the Yakima Greenway Path.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reports; always good to know turkey vultures are still in the air, although maybe not in January and February. Hopefully, there should be a lot more showing up soon. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Cheers, Diann</p>
<p>Diann MacRae<br/>
Olympic Vulture Study<br/>
22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.<br/>
Bothell, WA 98021<br/>
tvulture@gmx.com</p>
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