Greetings,

Today while searching quickly through Hudson’s Cedar Park Cemetery for the first wave of migrating vultures, I was fortunate enough to spot a pair of BLACK VULTURES in addition to about 15 Turkey Vultures (separate flocks). The two Black Vultures that I spotted mark my 4th and 5th sightings of this newly arriving species in Columbia County since 2007. While some may argue they compete against the native Turkey Vultures, I feel it is always a treat to find such a fun species that makes me think of south NJ.

Good Birding,
Chad