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  by Carla Jandelle Petters

  Two days ago I was out at our favorite lake checking out Wood Ducks and GBH’s….and I noticed a group of vultures hanging out on the ban…

  Two days ago I was out at our favorite lake checking out Wood Ducks and GBH’s….and I noticed a group of vultures hanging out on the bank. One of them had a blue tag on it’s right wing…with the no#24 on it. SOOOO of course I went home…sent some emails out…and guess what I got back? ...”Thank you so much for reporting the tagged Turkey Vulture you saw in Atchison earlier this week. / If it had a light blue tag with the black number 24 on it I can tell you that the bird was tagged in Maracaibo, northwestern Venezuela on Jan 4th 2007. / The bird is part of a large study of Turkey Vulture migration underway here at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in eastern Pennsylvania. / Other birds tagged in Venezuela have been resighted in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and Sabetha, Kansas. The latter was in Oct last year….” TO know that this guy is part of a study to help with keeping these guys safe and populous (imagine if we lost our vultures) is a great feeling that I was able to help with this record. The gentleman that sent this email to me told me he was also about to put together his information and this bit was a great part to add…....especially since this vulture was here eating dead catfish that’re washing up on the shore of this lake I saw him at. / Isn’t that just great? This guy crossed over Mexico…didn’t check in at the customs border…and illegally entered the US to make it’s way up to my state…..over 3000 miles! woowhoo…talk about a seasoned traveler!