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Old 11-24-2007, 02:12 PM   #5
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Re: buzzards

My guess is they were congregating to enjoy the thermals and/or other wind currents that were no doubt starting to peak as our cold front started to move in/pass through?

I've seen large kettles of hawks and vultures, sometimes even mixed flocks, soaring in wind currents. Heck, we've had to dodge vultures when flying at 3,000 feet in a Cessna, before, so they can and do like to enjoy the airspace... sometimes in good numbers, though what you saw was definitely on the rare side -- especially if it was entirely or predominantly vultures, not hawks.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the experience!
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