[Hawks, Eagles, and Vultures of the Pacific Northwest]
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
![Turkey Vulture: Cathartes aura](vulture/TurkeyVulture03-25-2022.jpg)
A turkey vulture perched atop a snag on the west rim of Catherine Creek opposite the basalt arch, Columbia River Gorge......March 25, 2022.
![Turkey Vulture: Cathartes aura](vulture/vult.jpg)
Turkey vulture near Hood River, OR.......April 1995
![Turkey Vulture: Cathartes aura](vulture/vulture.jpg)
Turkey vulture at Sauvies Island, west of Portland,
OR.....September 1994.
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Turkey vulture at Washington Park Zoo: Portland,
OR.....August 1994.
Paul Slichter