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Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers, however, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. Two species have been recorded in Ohio. Black vulture, Coragyps atratus (B) Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura (B)
The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the New World vultures. [2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands ...
Wild turkey (state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo: 1980 [61] Georgia: Bobwhite quail (state game bird) Colinus virginianus: 1970 [62] Idaho: Peregrine falcon (state raptor) Falco peregrinus: 2004 [63] Massachusetts: Wild turkey (state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo: 1991 [64] Mississippi: Wood duck (state waterfowl) Aix sponsa: 1974 [65 ...
As of Sunday, 14,377 birds had been harvested during the Buckeye State's spring turkey season. That's 98 more than the same timeframe last year. Wild turkey hunters in Ohio this spring are on pace ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Northern harrier, Circus hudonius (Unc) Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
Not yet on the 2024-25 hunting calendar, although likely soon to be, are dates and rules for next spring’s wild turkey season. Proposals for the 2025 spring season were handed to the eight ...
Turkey season in Ohio's south zone is open April 20-May 19. For the five northeastern counties, the season runs April 27-May 26. Hunters in both zones, youth or adult, are limited to one bearded ...
On March 15 of every year, buzzards arrive in large flocks at the town, as if on a very exact biological clock. The town began celebrating the arrival of the birds in 1957, and today as many as 50,000 visitors visit the Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in the town annually on "Buzzard Day" to witness the return of the avian ...