The feathered nape, lack of strongly two-toned bill, less-wrinkly
facial/head skin, and brownish tones to the plumage all suggest this is a
juvenile Turkey Vulture. I’m not holding my breath for an Idaho Black
Vulture record an time soon, but September would probably be the time…..

Good Birding,

Carl Lundblad
Moscow, ID

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 8:17 PM LARRY ARNOLD wrote:

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> i looked and passed it off as a HY TUVU kind of looking at that bill and
> face (vs. Sibley illustrations), and photos don’t show tail / wing lengths,
> which are kind of important, eh?
> also because there are no accepted entries in eBird, but I probably should
> have checked IBRC web site..?
> guessing it’s still unconfirmed ?
> i was going to discuss it with Carl Lundblad, but apparently forgot to..
> maybe now is good 😉
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> *From: *”Denise Hughes deniseh449@gmail.com [ible]” < > ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com>
> *To: *”IBLE”
> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 25, 2019 6:39:16 PM
> *Subject: *[IBLE] Black Vulture at City of Rocks
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> What do you think about this sighting?
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> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60032971
>
> Denise Hughes
> Caldwell, Idaho
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