Date: 6/14/26 11:03 am From: Bev via groups.io <SLAKEWINGS...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Are Turkey Vultures a threat to newly hatch chicks
Yes, Turkey Vulture go after eggs and babies, which is why they are mobbed by parent birds who chase them and pull their feathers out. It seems that only Osprey are left alone since they eat only fish.
Bev Von Dohre
On Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:51:10 PM PDT, Claude Lyneis via groups.io <cmlyneis...> wrote:
Friday I was out at the Albany Bulb to see what birds are left after many have migrated out. As I was getting ready to leave I heard the warning call of an American Avocet. Then I saw a pair of Avocets fly up and mob a Turkey Vulture flying over the mudflats. So I scanned the mudflats just north of the entrance road and there were four small Avocet chicks feeding in the shallow water. One of the parents, probably the female kept an eye on them, but didn’t really interact with them.
So, I wonder if they were being overly protective or might a Turkey Vulture be a threat to the tiny chicks.
Photo of the Avocet and one of the chicks
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| American Avocet and Chick Albany Bubflic.kr |
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Also I did an eBird report and managed to add it retroactively to the California Bird Atlas. That isn’t so easy.
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| California Bird Atlas Checklist - 12 Jun 2026 - Albany Mudflats - 15 speciesebird.org |
