Date: 11/17/24 5:23 am From: Paul Hubert <paulhubert123...> Subject: [ia-bird] Possible late Turkey Vulture Harrison co.
Saturday morning, Nov. 16, as I was driving into Tyson Bend, I saw a large black raptor on a tree limb. When I was about 50 yards away, it flew and I clearly saw the grayish posterior margin on the underside of the wings a Turkey vulture would have. But the wind was quite brisk, so the bird was obliged to do some fancy aerobatics to stay aloft, so I didn't get a good look at it in a 'normal' posture. I do remember seeing a fan-shaped tail, so it could have been a dark morph redtail hawk (but Turkey vultures do sometimes show a fan-shaped tail during certain maneuvers.) The bird wasn't watching a nearby field like a hawk would, it was perched further into the woods. Inconclusive I know, but I thought I'd share. Seeing birds you can't be sure about is half the fun. Chip Hubert Omaha
