Turkey Vulture - Large, gregarious carrion-feeding raptor, the turkey vulture grows up to 28” long, with a wingspan up to 71”. Dark except from below, when the trailing edge of the wing looks silver, contrasting with the black under parts and the gray tail. Adults have un-feathered red heads and yellow-white bills;  immature vultures  have naked gray heads and gray bills. Wings are generally held in a deep V;  often rocks in flight, rarely flapping. Nests in trees, caves, thickets and old buildings. The smaller, less common black vulture with a short, stubby tail is sometimes seen in southeastern NY.

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