Date: 9/16/26 5:10 pm From: Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Black Vulture
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but based on the brown plumage on the
back, the structure of the head, and the long tail, this appears to be a
juvenile Turkey Vulture. Their gray/black heads can be tricky and have
tripped up many birders before, myself included!
On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM John W. Hall via groups.io <jwhall2=
<juno.com...> wrote:
> Nebirders, We had a Black Vulture visit our deck in Millard yesterday
> afternoo. Rachel was able to get a photo of it for verificatio. This is the
> fourth in Nebraska according to Birds of Nebraska Online. It’s the first
> since September 17, 2017, although a few have been seen as close as the
> Hitchcock Hawk Watch in recent years. Heres the picture!
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> John & Rachel Hall
> Omaha, Nebraska 68137
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