Thought this might be of interest. Turkey Vultures which had been 
wing tagged in Venezuela were seen May 17 in Minnesota. Maybe there 
are some around here, too?

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com



"Last night I got a call from Bruce Ause, retired director of the 
Red Wing Environmental Learning Center. He was out hiking on Barnes 
Bluff south of Red Wing last Thursday, May 17, and observed a dozen 
turkey vultures resting on the ground. One of them had a pale blue 
patagial tag on the right wing with the black letters "45." He 
called me to find out if I knew of anyone who was doing vulture 
marking studies. I did some "trolling for vultures" on the internet 
after he called and discovered that 100 migrating turkey vultures 
had been wing tagged in NW Venezuela with pale blue and with red 
patagial tags. So the turkey vulture observed by Bruce had wintered 
somewhere in South America and was passing through Venezuela on its 
way back to Minnesota. Radiotelemetry studies have identified South 
American wintering destinations for Swainson's hawks, ospreys, and 
broad-winged hawks, so I thought you would like to know that our 
local turkey vultures are international travelers as well.  Have a 
good day. Carrol Henderson"