CAPE MAY POINT — The sighting of a black vulture used to trigger a rare bird alert at the Cape May Bird Observatory.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) -- The bird of the week is the Turkey vulture, which are common statewide in Arkansas year-round. Turkey Vultures are large, dark birds with long, broad wings. They are ...

Multiple Types of Vultures Live in the U.S. T hree types of vultures live in the United States—the turkey vulture, black vulture and California condor (which is a vulture bird, despite not ...

Birds of a feather. The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) both live along the southeastern United States, from the lower half of Texas up to New Jersey, though ...

Unlike black vultures, the turkey vulture eats very little live prey. They have a large, light-colored bill with a short hook at the end that enables them to tear into their food.

Turkey Vulture [ CATHARTES AURA ] As autumn arrives, ... Their black color helps the birds watch one another from vast distances, and when one descends to the ground, ...

Length: 25 inches long, 57-inch wingspan Diet: A black vulture’s primary is carrion. It will also eat eggs, rotten fruit and small birds. Weight: 4 to 6 pounds Distinguishing characteristics: ...

Spring is a period when many birds are on the move. This means it is a great time of year for birders to be on the lookout for rarities or ...

The word vulture comes from the old Latin vulturus, meaning to tear.That’s how the bird gets food: It tears bits from the carcasses it finds. It has weak foot muscles; it cannot grasp well ...

The black vulture, on the other hand, has little sense of smell. So how does it find food? In large part, it keeps track of turkey vultures and follows them to carcasses.

However, the black vulture is also known for attacking and killing newborn livestock. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, black vulture attacks on cattle ...