| Common Name: | Vulture, Turkey | | Scientific Name: | Cathartes aura | | Family: | Cathartidae | | Area: | Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area, California | | Date: | March 8, 2012 | 
Turkey Vultures have featherless heads which serve them well for feeding on carcasses. They are a common sight souring on their long wings, which have a 6 foot span. | 
Henderer Road, Elkton, Oregon - - - September 1, 2006 | | Reference: | The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley / Western Birds by Peterson / Familiar Birds of the Northwest by Nehls |
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