Are turkey buzzards migratory?

The turkey vulture species receives special legal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States, by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada, and by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals in Mexico. read more

The most widely distributed vulture in the New World, the Turkey Vulture is a large, predominantly blackish-brown bird. It is most commonly seen soaring overhead. The Turkey Vulture has a 5- to 6-foot wingspan and soars with its wings tilted up, in a dihedral pattern. Turkey Vultures rock back and forth when soaring. read more

The turkey vultures that summer in northern and western North America begin congregating in August in preparation for the southward journey. Studies of turkey vultures that summer in the Canadian province of British Columbia have found that many of them migrate to wintering grounds in Venezuela. read more