...And there was the single black vulture that I saw on Feb. 17 over the west end of Chester Creek (a favorite spot for vultures; for a while, a flock of them were roosting on a family's roofline, overlooking the water). My report to the GBBC hasn't been included in their results yet, probably because its still such an oddity. I can't help but think that the crow die-off a few years ago (from West Nile) may have triggered the population "explosion" of vultures and ravens in the state. The timing seems about right. Nature does abhor a vacuum, after all! - Tammy Eustis, Chester -----Original Message----- From: Boletebill [mailto:boletebill@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2007 08:28 PM To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: [CT Birds] Black Vultures in south cental coastal CT Hi. Today in the CT River there was a pair of Black Vultures over Seldon's Island in Lyme. I know BV's have become more common in the eastern highlands (Lantern Hill?) and in the upper Housatonic river valley... but on the lower CT River not so common. These BVs seem to be resident. I've been seeing this pair (I assume it's the same pair, always two, never more or less) for about a year and a half, year round. What's the breeding status of BV in CT? In the summer these two roost on the transmission tower along I95 along with the TVs. I'm wondering if there's any breeding record for BV in this part of the State? Bill Yule "For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called mushrooms." --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. _______________________________________________ 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