-One of the most common birds in Arizona, especially in the spring and summer
-Unique among vultures because they can locate carrion by sight and odor
-Often seen soaring overhead, perched on cliffs, or other tall structures
-In flight, they have a teetering flight style, with a two-toned wing pattern, a fairly long tail, and a trailing edge that shows white feathers
-In the spring and autumn, turkey vultures travel between their breeding and wintering grounds, traveling between zero to more than 3000 miles each season
-Individual migrants return to the same wintering areas in subsequent winters
-A small number of turkey vultures live year-round in southern Arizona, but most of them migrate
