I hadn't heard of a group of vultures called a committee so I looked it up online and found :
"The term or name for a group of vultures varies depending on where they are, although the generic term is a flock. When they are flying in formation, they are referred to as a kettle. When they are resting in a tree or on the ground, vultures are called a committee, and whilst feeding, they are known as a wake." https://birdfact.com/articles/what-is-a-group-of-vultures-called Ajit I Antony Central Park, CO On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 6:19 PM Ajit Antony <aiantony...@gmail.com> wrote: > At the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch yesterday 4/7/23 we counted 50 TV for the > day, many in groups of 10 - 15. There could be many TV that bypassed the > Hawk Watch site reaching Fort Collins. > Look at the link below. As of today Bocas Ridge in Panama has counted > 658,302 TV migrating North! > https://www.hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=920 > > Ajit Antony > Central Park, CO > > > On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 2:31 PM <anthonyr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have observed similar scenes in Costa Rica, part of the fall annual >> Southern Migration accompanied by large numbers of Swainson Hawks. I would >> assume this is the spring Northern Migration return of large groups >> choosing to make the trip together. >> >> Did you observe any Swainson hawks in the group? >> >> Tony Kay >> >> Denver. >> >> *From:* cobirds@googlegroups.com <cobirds@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf >> Of *gwmcki...@gmail.com >> *Sent:* Saturday, April 8, 2023 7:34 AM >> *To:* Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject:* [cobirds] Large committee of vultures in the skies above Fort >> Collins >> >> >> >> Yesterday 4/7/23 while enjoying a beer at Stodgy Brewery, a very large >> flock of what I think are turkey vultures began to gather in the skies >> above. As far as I could tell, they were not circling one point, as they >> typically do above a carcass. Instead, the affair almost seemed to be a >> social one, perhaps a spring mating ritual? See picture attached, you may >> need to zoom in to see the birds. After this picture was taken, the flock >> continued to grow in numbers, perhaps reaching 100 or so. 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