I seem to have started this thread with a posting on 2 blacks over Rt.
50 in Roslyn near the Iwo Jima Memorial. I think the real answer is
that suburban sightings are not unusual, but I think genuinely urban --
everything is buildings & streets -- would be. as others have noted,
the immediate proximity of open habitat makes the sighting I posted,
well, marginial. so seeing them over your neighborhood is not
unexpected. and just coincidently I saw two over the woods next to the
blue lot at Dulles yesterday afternoon, very low, so wonderful views
even with luggage in hand.
chris kessler
falls church
Betsy True wrote:
Excuse this question--I'm a fairly new birder, about a year into it. Are
urban black vulture sightings unusual? I've seen them in my neighborhood
near Ft. Belvoir, VA. (http://birdlist.blogspot
com/2005_11_01_birdlist_archive.html)
Thanks1
Betsy True Alexandria, VA Check out my website: http://www.betsytruedesigns.com See Lynda Prioleau's website: http://www.matlyndesigns.com -------Original Message------- From: Scott Priebe Date: 03/15/06 18:06:17 To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [va-bird] Urban vultures For those of you who expressed interest in urban Black Vulture sightings, I
saw two at 4:30 PM today soaring over the Carlyle section of Alexandria
(across Duke St. from the Masonic Temple and King St. Metro station) less
than a block from passing over the Federal Courthouse. This probably has the
makings of a lawyer joke or two.
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