Posted with permission There have been at least two reports of Turkey Vultures roosting in woodlots in southern Ontario on Ontbirds this week. Anne-Marie LaPointe reported 4 (though she has had up to 30) in a woodlot on the edge of Warwick on the 17th and, yesterday, Bruce and Bea reported 28 in a pine forest at Wheatley. Both roosting areas have been used for at least 5 years. Scientifically, the roosting behaviour of Turkey Vultures is not well known. The Turkey Vulture Society (http://vulturesociety.homestead.com/), a non-profit scientific corporation, dedicated to the study and dissemination of information on TVs, requests the public to report TV roosts (http://vulturesociety.homestead.com/ReportRoost.html). Ontario birders can make a significant contribution to the study of the roosting behaviour of this bird via this web site. I urge you to report roosting Turkey Vultures to the above web site and, if you can, notify me separately.
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