I am interested in thoughts and opinions regarding 2 Turkey Vultures I have been observing on a roof top since March 30. Because I think this behavior is a little bizarre and they were still there yesterday I stopped and talked to the neighbor who happened to be out working in her front yard. She told me the birds have been hanging around since early to mid March . The house is on a heavily traveled state road in north central CT and occupied. The birds both adult, are normally seen perched close to a brick chimney and a shiny metal wood stove vent. At least one of the birds is pretty interested in it's reflection. They fly off for short periods of time but return and spend approximately 80% of the day on the roof. Is this just a matter of being attracted to the warmth of the chimneys? An interest in the reflection of stove pipe? Attraction to odors/scents permeating from home? Waiting on thermals? Nothing better to do? Pictures can be viewed at http://www.wildshots.net/new.html Anita Mueller Enfield, CT designamm@aol.com www.wildshots.net ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

My guess is a combination of factors: Warmth from the stovepipe. Road kill on the highway. A good view. ----- Original Message ----- From: <designamm@aol.com> To: <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:47 AM Subject: [CT Birds] Question: Why are Turkey Vultures on Roof top? >I am interested in thoughts and opinions regarding 2 Turkey Vultures I have >been observing on a roof top since March 30. Because I think this behavior >is a little bizarre and they were still there yesterday I stopped and >talked to the neighbor who happened to be out working in her front yard. >She told me the birds have been hanging around since early to mid March . > > The house is on a heavily traveled state road in north central CT and > occupied. The birds both adult, are normally seen perched close to a brick > chimney and a shiny metal wood stove vent. At least one of the birds is > pretty interested in it's reflection. They fly off for short periods of > time but return and spend approximately 80% of the day on the roof. > > Is this just a matter of being attracted to the warmth of the chimneys? > An interest in the reflection of stove pipe? > Attraction to odors/scents permeating from home? > Waiting on thermals? > Nothing better to do? > > Pictures can be viewed at http://www.wildshots.net/new.html > > > Anita Mueller > Enfield, CT > designamm@aol.com > www.wildshots.net > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org >