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© Walter Bauer, Sugar Land, Texas - 1998
Field Marks: Turkey Vulture: Six feet
wing spread and nearly eagle-size and has two toned blackish wings. At close
range red head of adult can be seen.
Voice: Usually silent however a hiss
when cornered or a low grunt.
Where found: South Canada south to the
Strait of Magellan.
Texas: In Texas breeds throughout.
Winters except in the Panhandle, Staked Plains and the Trans-Pecos.
Habitat: Usually seen in the sky or perched on dead trees, posts, carrion or on the ground.
Nest: In a hollow log, stump, cave, dark ledge, etc. The eggs are between 1-3 blotched.