Hi Folks, I was surprised to see a Turkey Vulture up soaring between Johnstown and New Albany around noon today, but I was shocked to see a Black Vulture soaring just above tree line on the north side of US 62 northeast of Johnstown, OH near Cooper Rd. NW. in Licking County around 2:30 this afternoon. I haven't checked the various records, but I can't imagine this species has been reported this far north during a winter like this all that frequently. I know they've over-wintered in southwest Ohio on the Hueston Woods lodge, and I know Swasey Chapel on the campus of Denison University in Granville, Licking Co. is a popular roost from spring through fall. However we got about 6-8 inches of snow over the weekend, with high winds and deep snow drifts, and it was about 9 deg. F when I saw the bird. The forecast for tonight are temps down to -10 to -12 with wind chill temps of -25 to -35F. Definitely not typical Black Vulture conditions. It definitely caught me by surprise. Casey Tucker http://tuckercasey.wix.com/aacri-birds ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]