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	Friends With Feathers Turkey Vulture
		Turkey vultures flapping their wings and their rapid movements on a carcass was once thought to be fighting over a carcass, but today it is believed to be a cooperative effort to tear open the tough hides by pulling and tugging in opposite directions.
		Turkey vultures of New York state are migratory in that they migrate south each fall before the winter's snow cover halts the thermals needed for their flight.
		Turkey vultures fly many miles and find animal carcasses with their excellent eyes and sense of smell but are not able tear open the tough skin.
	www.frontiernet.net /~friendswithfeathers/turkeyvulture.html (932 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are classified in the same order as storks and flamingos because of their genetic similarities.
		Immature, turkey vultures are gray all over, however, as adults, the head is not only bright red, but it is also equipped with a hooked, yellow bill.
		Turkey vultures use thermoregulation by spreading their wings and use them as heat exchangers dissipating heat when they are hot or absorbing the morning sun.
	www.wildlifedepartment.com /turkeyvulture.htm (512 words)

	The Turkey Vulture - DesertUSA
		In flight, the Turkey Vulture rocks from side to side, rarely flapping its wings which are held at a V-angle called a dihedral.
		Vultures are best known for their practice of feeding on dead animal carcasses, but will occasionally attack young and helpless animals as well.
		The Turkey Vulture's olfactory sense is estimated to be 3 times that of the smaller Black Vulture, which is also found in the North American Deserts.
	www.desertusa.com /magdec97/dec_pap/du_tkvulture.html (363 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Turkey Vulture
		Unlike the Old World vultures of Africa and Asia that are descended from the hawks and eagles with essentially nonexistent olfactory capabilities, the New World turkey vulture descended from the storks and ibises with a pronounced sense of smell.
		Turkey vultures are attracted by the smell of mercaptan, one of the gasses emitted during carrion decomposition.
		Turkey vultures are readily identified in flight by the manner in which they hold their wings; at an angle called a dihedral slightly above the plane of the body.
	www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/TurkeyVulture_051125.htm (912 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		HABITAT: Turkey Vultures exist in a wide range of habitats from deserts to savannas and grasslands, to tropical and temperate forests.
		Turkey Vultures are almost entirely carrion eaters and feed on medium-sized dead animals.
		The Turkey Vulture is one of the few birds of prey that is able to use its sense of smell to locate food.
	www.peregrinefund.org /Explore_Raptors/vultures/turkevul.html (286 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		Turkey vultures are diurnal birds and are not accustomed to flying at night.
		If a turkey vulture is feeling threatened, it may roll over and play dead, or it may project foul-smelling vomit in a defensive manner.
		Turkey vultures have been known to become attached to humans and are easy to train.
	www.eriezoo.org /turkey_vulture.htm (347 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		Turkey vultures are related to the stork, not to birds of prey.
		Lacking strength in their tiny grasping claw, turkey vultures are the only scavenger birds that can't kill their prey.
		If cornered by a human or animal that is perceived as threatening, the turkey vulture may roll over and play dead, or project offensive smelling vomit as a defense.
	www.switchzoo.com /profiles/turkeyvulture.htm (128 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : TURKEY VULTURE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Vultures, also known as buzzards, are scavenging birds which feed on the remains of dead animals.
		Turkey vultures are commonly found throughout North Carolina in a variety of habitats.
		When vultures are cornered or threatened, they have the ability to regurgitate the contents of their stomach, a repulsive habit that is very effective in frightening away an attacker.
	wildwnc.org /af/turkeyvulture.html (797 words)

	Turkey Vulture Facts
		Turkey Vultures can often be seen along roadsides, cleaning up roadkill, or near rivers, feasting on washed-up fish, another of their favorite foods.
		Turkey vultures were given their name because their featherless red head gives them the appearance of a turkey.
		Its purpose is to promote scientific studies of the life habits and needs of the Turkey Vulture, to protect the vulture and its habitat, and to inform the public of the valuable and essential services this bird provides to mankind and to the environment.
	vulturesociety.homestead.com /TVFacts.html (2833 words)

	The Turkey Vulture Society
		Vultures circling in the air are a "Kettle".
		+ Turkey vultures are attracted to the smell of mercaptan, a gas produced by the beginnings of decay.
		Its purpose is to promote scientific study of the life habits and needs of the Turkey Vulture, to protect the vulture and its habitat, and to inform the public of the valuable and essential services this bird provides to us and to the environment.
	vulturesociety.homestead.com (847 words)

	Turkey Buzzard Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Turkey Vulture's scientific name, Cathartes aura, means "pacifier" or "cleanser." The Cherokee Nation of the U.S. gave the bird the honorific "peace eagle," because, unlike the eagle which it resembles from a distance, the Turkey Vulture does not kill.
		Turkey Vultures are a daytime bird and are not accustomed to flying at night.
		One day she noticed that after eating their breakfast, the vultures had gone down to the lawn in her yard and six of them were in a circle around a soccer-size ball left on the lawn by her grandchildren.
	www.fsbcanisteo.com /turkey_buzzard_page.htm (2440 words)

	October 2000 Bird of the Month - The Turkey Vulture
		The turkey vulture is one of three vulture species found in North America, the other two being the fl vulture and the California condor, an endangered species.
		Both the turkey vulture and fl vulture range widely across Texas, although the fl vulture is an infrequent visitor to the Panhandle and the northern Trans-Pecos.
		The turkey vulture is a large, sleek fl bird with a naked red head, white beak, long tail and six-foot wing span.
	www.passporttotexas.com /birds/oct00.html (730 words)

	Kern Valley Vulture Watch - Vulture Facts
		The turkey vulture is in the same family (Catharridae) as the California Condor (Federally endangered species) and the fl vulture, which lives primarily in the south and southeast portions of the U.S. The turkey vulture’s scientific name is Cathartes aura which is Latin for "cleansing breeze".
		When you see turkey vultures swarming around in a cluster in the early morning hours of early spring or fall, they are preparing to continue on their migration.
		Turkey vultures have been reported by aircraft pilots to rise to as high as 20,000 feet and soar for hours without flapping their wings.
	natureali.org /TVfacts.htm (905 words)

	TURKEY VULTURE
		Turkey Vultures will also spend up to 3 hours per day preening their feathers, and have been observed bathing in water whenever possible.
		Turkey Vultures are social animals, and have been observed living and roosting in groups of 50 or more.
		Because Turkey Vultures rely mainly on their acute sense of smell to find food, their senses of sight and hearing are not quite as well developed as some birds of prey (i.e.
	www.wildlifeprairiestatepark.org /frames/frames_turkeyvulture.htm (457 words)

	Elmwood Park Zoo >> Turkey Vulture
		Turkey vultures are found from southern Canada, through the United States, and throughout South America.
		Turkey vultures are very elusive by nature and therefore little is known about their lifestyle tendencies.
		The exterior nose of a turkey vulture is large and the two nostrils are connected above the beak allowing a large amount of air (and therefore scents) to enter the nose.
	www.elmwoodparkzoo.org /animals/animalProfiles/birds/turkeyVulture.html (277 words)

	Turkey Vulture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most common vulture in the Americas.
		The Turkey Vulture is found in open and semi-open areas throughout the Americas from southern Canada to Cape Horn.
		Turkey Vultures are often seen standing in a spread-winged stance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey_Vulture (1231 words)

	EEK! - Turkey Vulture
		Vultures do not usually kill their food; they eat animals that die from disease, natural causes, or are roadkill from car collisions.
		It is easy to tell vultures apart from other birds because their wings form the shape of a "V" (as in vulture) in flight and they tilt from side to side as they soar, unlike eagles and hawks.
		Vulture eggs are actually deposited on the ground hidden under cover, in rock crevices, in a hollow tree or hollow log, or sometimes in caves.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/turkeyVulture.htm (686 words)

	NCA - Turkey Vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The turkey vulture is a relatively large raptor.
		Turkey vultures are susceptible to organophosphorus and other chemical poisoning when indirectly ingested through eating contaminated livestock.
		Turkey vultures will roost near Swan Falls Dam and at first light will fly across the river and wait for the sun to create thermals for lift.
	www.birdsofprey.blm.gov /nat-res/tv.htm (1402 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : BLACK VULTURE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The fl vulture is a large fl bird with a wingspan of 4 1/2 to 5 feet.
		It differs in appearance from the turkey vulture primarily by it slightly smaller size, the white wing patches, and the very noticeable bare head which is fl in coloration, in stark contrast to the red head of the turkey vulture.
		The vulture's bare head is an interesting adaptation which allows them to stick their head within the carcass of a dead animal without fear of soiling feathers and creating conditions for bacterial growth about the face.
	wildwnc.org /af/blackvulture.html (654 words)

	Turkey Vulture. Bird Watching Turkey Vultures
		Description - The Turkey Vulture is an eagle-sized bird that is usually seen soaring over the countryside, its wings held upward in a wide, shallow V; the flight feathers are a silver grey with a fl lining.
		The Turkey Vulture can coast for hours, swaying from side to side and riding on rising columns of warm air called thermals, while searching for a carcass.
		Turkey Vultures feed chiefly on carrion and refuse.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/birds/turkey.htm (167 words)

	VULTURES and CONDORS
		In the United States Turkey Vultures are used to aid engineers in locating gas leaks; the engineers pump strong-smelling gases through pipes and note where the vultures gather.
		The Turkey Vulture is quite dependent upon its sense of smell to help locate food and the area of their brain controlling sense of smell is three times larger than of the Black Vulture.
		Like the Black Vulture, this bird patrols roads searching for road kill; they have been so frequently seen doing this that dead animals on roads are now sometimes referred to as 'TV dinners', where TV stands, not for television, but for Turkey Vulture.
	www.lairweb.org.nz /vulture/turkey.html (660 words)

	Everglades National Park Turkey Vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Turkey Vulture is distinguished by its bald red head and in flight, by the silvery coloration on the undersides of the wings.
		Vultures are primarily scavengers, feeding on dead animals.
		Turkey Vultures seem better able to locate food, but once food is found, the more aggressive Black Vultures usually appear and drive the Turkey Vultures off.
	www.nps.gov /ever/eco/vulture.htm (378 words)

	turkey vulture
		Vultures have excellent sight and hearing, but are best known for their tremendous sense of smell.
		Certain Turkey Vulture roosts are known to be over 100 years old, meaning young vultures stay at the roosts their parents and grandparents were from.
		Turkey Vultures are also being studied by scientists to see how their digestive systems work in order to learn ways to prevent diseases.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/turkey_vulture.htm (555 words)

	Bald eagle versus Turkey vulture and Osprey
		There are isolated cases of turkey vultures catching live fish or attacking live animals that are sick or incapacitated.
		Turkey vultures are extremely common but can be distinguished easily from other raptors with its distinct flying behavior.
		Turkey vultures are named for their resemblance (red head) to the turkey.
	www.in.gov /dnr/fishwild/endangered/id.htm (677 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		This is supposedly a reference to the turkey vulture's habit of eating carrion and thus "purifying" the countryside.
		The turkey vulture got its name from the common Turkey (as in Thanksgiving), because of the likeness to the common Turkey's featherless and reddish head.
		The word "vulture" comes from the Latin word, vulturus, meaning "tearer," which in turn comes from another latin word vuellere meaning "to pluck or tear at." This is a reference to the way in which the vulture rips and eats its food (Limburg 1975).
	www.holoweb.com /cannon/turkedy.htm (933 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		The Turkey Vulture is the most common and widespread of the New World vultures.
		Turkey Vultures are valuable for their removal of garbage and disease-causing carrion.
		Similar to the Black Vulture, the Turkey Vulture's wings are narrower and flap less frequently.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /turkey_vulture_info.htm (336 words)

	Turkey Vulture
		Turkey Vultures are more closely related to storks than to true vultures, like those of the Old World.
		The Turkey Vulture expanded its range northward between the 1920s and 1950s, in response to a warming climate and an increase in road kill as a food source during this era of booming road construction.
		Turkey Vultures will hiss and rattle when disturbed at a nest site; when vultures are cornered, this hissing warning may be followed by the wonderful defense strategy of vomiting up carrion.
	www.eraptors.org /turkey-vulture.htm (826 words)

	Canku Ota - Nov. 18, 2000 - Why the Buzzard Flies So High
		Turkey vultures are scavengers, which means they don't kill the food they eat--it either dies or something else kills it.
		Turkey vultures roost communally, which means they sleep together in groups, and they also seem to eat communally, helping each other rip apart the meat and sharing whatever food they find.
		Turkey vultures are one of the few birds with a well-developed olfactory sense (sense of smell) which they use to locate carrion.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues00/Co11182000/CO_11182000_Buzzard.htm (1449 words)

	Turkey Vulture Photos
		Although the turkey vulture often inspires revulsion with its naked red head and its primary diet of carrion, it can be a graceful flier.
		But since the turkey vulture is most often seen in flight, it is more easily identified by its long wingspan (up to six feet) and its two-tone wing color (fl in front with trailing grayish-fl).
		Turkey vultures are migratory and are seen in the Pacific Northwest only during the warm months of spring and summer.
	www.theragens.com /photos/Turkey_Vulture_Photos.htm (433 words)

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