Long Island turkey vultures

[rachunter]

I’ve been seeing more and more turkey vultures here on Long Island. I was out shed hunting this weekend a saw two then I found this guy.By the time I left there where six of them circling around. About three weeks ago I saw a pair of ravens caching pieces of a deer in a whole in a tree. I never know they where on Long Island ether. 

 

[ny hunter]

Amazing how they appear...

[NonTypical]

I've been seeing them the last 2-3 years where I'm located. Some guys at work told me that they've seen them further east the last several years. Maybe they're heading west. 

[greybeard]

 I've seen  4 or 5 in the past few years, but years back I never saw any on L.I.

I've seen some bald eagles too in the past few years and never saw those here before either.

 

[turkeyfeathers]

I take them for granted here in WNY. See them all the time. Last few days included. Never would have thought you would have rare sightings there. 

[greybeard]

Sometime after I saw my first L.I. turkey vulture I met a woman who was a bird watcher(I think they want to be called birders now). I told her about my sighting and she said that she was surprised because the air  currents weren't right for them on L.I.  I didn't know her so I don't know if she was correct but it sounded good.

I see lots of them in Putnam and Rockland Counties.

[rachunter]

This vulture is on a duck in a very popular area. He wouldn’t move just kept picking away.