Most of us have a favorite species of bird based on their song, color or habits. There is a fascinating bird that will never win a beauty contest, yet it plays an important role in our environment.

Thousands of turkey vultures were spotted flying over Monroe County earlier this week as spring migration is midway. More than 9,000 turkey vultures have been tallied at Braddock Bay, according to ...

Mountain hikes are invigorating. Crisp air and clear views can refresh the soul, but thin air presents an additional challenge for high-altitude birds. ‘All else being equal, bird wings produce less ...

GIBRALTAR, MICH. -- Visitors to Lake Erie Metropark on Tuesday were treated to the incredible sight of more than 29,000 turkey vultures soaring overhead throughout the day, setting a new one-day ...

The turkey vulture is not a graceful animal while on the ground, nor does it have a pretty face. But it is graceful in flight, and when a large congregation of them is observed soaring effortlessly in ...

For the 25th anniversary of Something Wild, we share this archive episode from 2017, featuring former Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown. Something Wild was in Sutton to track turkey vultures discovered ...

A vulture soars overhead as three others are perched on the hillside at Cambria's Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. Credit: Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo While backpacking decades ago in our Santa Barbara ...

Residents have described a vulture adapted by one of their neighbours as looking like he's from the pits of hell. The huge bird, called Gilbert, regularly flies out and visits homes and gardens and ...

When most people think about wildlife rehabilitation, they picture fluffy baby birds, fuzzy bunnies, and stilt-legged fawns. Creatures that society deems ugly or less desirable, such as vultures, ...

Turkey vultures have a major PR problem. Many people view them as black-feathered villains with menacing bone-colored beaks that skulk on tree branches and circle the skies waiting for animals and ...

As harbingers of spring go, the carrion-eating birds with the naked, ruddy heads are as reliable — if not as photogenic — as crocuses. From where I now sit south of the Mason-Dixon line, I have ...