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[Ontbirds] Downtown Turkey Vultures Oct. 11, 2014

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Tim McCarthy
Sun, Oct 12, 2014 2:44 PM

From Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds

Seen around 11:15 am from Roundhouse Park  just after an unidentified eagle flew over: a few turkey vultures sitting on and hovering over the top of Royal Bank Tower. These birds began to rise as others joined them from the roof and finally just above the top of the building formed a kettle of 30 or more. They appeared all to have been roosting on the roof of the Royal Bank. After gaining altitude in a tight kettle they all peeled off to the West. I wonder if they had been there all night?
The Royal Bank building is one of the big bank skyscrapers centered around King and Bay Streets in Toronto's business section. Roundhouse Park is on Bremner St. just to the South.

>From Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds Seen around 11:15 am from Roundhouse Park just after an unidentified eagle flew over: a few turkey vultures sitting on and hovering over the top of Royal Bank Tower. These birds began to rise as others joined them from the roof and finally just above the top of the building formed a kettle of 30 or more. They appeared all to have been roosting on the roof of the Royal Bank. After gaining altitude in a tight kettle they all peeled off to the West. I wonder if they had been there all night? The Royal Bank building is one of the big bank skyscrapers centered around King and Bay Streets in Toronto's business section. Roundhouse Park is on Bremner St. just to the South.