[TN-Bird] A Wake of Vultures

June 16, 2005
Fayette Co. TN
 
I saw the largest concentration of Black Vultures I've ever seen in this  
part of TN and probably the highest count at one place at one time ever in the  
state for me. Evidently there was a dead animal in a field near a lake on a  
cattle farm. The birds appeared as they were disturbed by a guy on a 4 wheeler  
at a pond. My best count of the birds that split into two columns and circled  
was 166 Black Vultures and 7 Turkey. One kettle headed east while the other  
headed northwest. I see a lot of Black and Turkey Vultures in the area but 
this  was something like you would only see on the Africa veldt or down in  
Vera 
Cruz, Mexico during migration.
 
What are high number, single point counts in other parts of TN, away  from 
roosts or not during migration?
 
Good  Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett,  TN

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