Experience Feral Turkey 
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. I don’t believe, but this is subject to correction, that the wild and domestic Turkey were ever called by different binomials. Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey. And it isn’t.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2020
You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. There are 2 plates for Turkey Vulture and 13 plates for Red-tailed Hawk. ” I’m curious about your experiences with these guides or other hawk books (or apps) in the field. I confess, I don’t always love hawks.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2011
Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2023
My book of choice for this time of year is Jerry Liguori’s Hawks At A Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors, a brilliant tutorial on how to recognize raptors by shape and flight style, distilling years of experience and expertise into 216 pages. There are 2 plates for Turkey Vulture and 13 plates for Red-tailed Hawk.
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