Scientific Name: Cathartes aura
Residency: Winters are spent in southern Arizona.
Diet: Carrion.

Predators:  Few predators, but they are preyed upon by the Bald Eagle.
Nesting: No nest is built; eggs are laid in hidden places such as caves, hollow logs, and cliffs. One to three brown-blotched whitish eggs are laid.

Nesting Records:
Notes: Overall, populations of this bird have increased in North America, and it has even expanded its range northward. Though often perceived as a loathsome animal, the turkey vulture plays an extremely important role in our ecosystem by ?cleaning up? dead animals that are rife with bacteria.
Photo: Taken at Coon Bluff on April 3, 2007. For more photos click on camera icon.

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