| Turkey Vulture(Cathartes aura) |
| - - - Spring - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 1,019 | 2024-04-10 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Bardon | Counted all migrants, a continuous stream throughout the day, with the line of b |
| 677 | 2014-04-20 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Broke daily record |
| 562 | 2024-04-11 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.1238160 | McLaughlin | high, fantastic vulture flight. early liftoff turned to medium kettles and strea |
| 526 | 2019-04-16 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Thompson Hill,46.7289703,-92.2050762 | Nicoletti | Migrants |
| 433 | 2023-04-12 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.1238160 | McLaughlin | migrants |
| 393 | 2023-04-10 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.1238160 | McLaughlin | migrants. big push today |
| 343 | 2018-04-23 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Good flight but certainly with in normal movement at WSHC |
| 336 | 2020-04-11 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.1238160 | Nicoletti | Counted individually. Not unusual count for this site. |
| 312 | 2019-04-19 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Richardson | Migrants |
| 300 | 2018-04-20 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Migrants |
| 272 | 2018-04-21 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Nicoletti | Migrants |
| 168 | 2013-04-09 | Washington County, Afton | Litkey | This is a roost high count breaking the old record of 100 set last year. |
| 145 | 2011-04-07 | St. Louis County | Bruhnke | W.S.H.C. |
| 123 | 2015-04-01 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 105 | 2014-04-15 | Washington County, Afton | Litkey | high count at the roost |
| 100 | 2011-04-05 | Washington County | Litkey | actual count of birds approaching the roosting spot |
| 93 | 2013-04-22 | St. Louis County, WSHC--Enger Tower,46.7741863,-92.123816 | Bruhnke | migrating |
| 36 | 2013-04-13 | Goodhue County | Cahlander | |
| - - - Summer - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 182 | 2019-06-27 | Dakota County, 2609 State Hwy 13, Burnsville,44.774057,-93.313141 | eBird | Counted 182 vultures roosting in two transmission towers |
| 180 | 2014-07-05 | Nicollet County, North Mankato | Heins | 170 birds were roosting on the radio tower near Hoover Street at 7:30pm. |
| 129 | 2012-07-04 | Nicollet County | Heins | Coming into roost in North Mankato |
| 122 | 2024-07-28 | Dakota County, Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve,44.7734119,-93.3235788 | Brown | Exact count |
| 120 | 2023-06-03 | Winona County, Latsch Island - East Side,44.0588224,-91.6339582 | Michlitsch | 5 flying 1 at a time over the back channel toward Winona; ----115 counted perche |
| 100 | 2022-06-08 | Fillmore County, Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, Rushford US-MN | Mitchell | |
| 81 | 2019-06-15 | Fillmore County, Rushford,43.810328,-91.753381 | Hosch | |
| 80 | 2015-07-15 | Olmsted County, Apache Mall,44.0062935,-92.480464 | Degerstrom | Saw 55 the other morning. This evening there were about 75 airborne and 5 more |
| 70 | 2014-06-29 | Steele County, Steele County Landfill,43.955693,-93.113035 | Suchanek | Conservative count of about 40 in air and 30 sitting on landfill |
| 70 | 2014-06-30 | Fillmore County, Magelssen Bluff Park,43.8118529,-91.7614281 | Davis | gathered on comm tower |
| 45 | 2011-07-16 | Chisago County, Taylors Falls - E | Fitzpatrick | powerful thunderstorm post-dawn; vultures beginning to kettle above forest (dryi |
| 40 | 2013-07-13 | Rock County, Blue Mounds SP--Interpretive Center,43.691645,-96.1956744 | Nowak | counted twice. most I've ever seen at once! |
| 38 | 2012-06-17 | Crow Wing County, T136R27c | Nichols | |
| 30 | 2005-06-15 | Itasca County | Meyer | |
| 30 | 2011-07-11 | Steele County | Thompson | Near landfill, near Bixby. There may have been more. They were in two differen |
| 28 | 2001-06-02 | Lake of the Woods County | Schroeder | |
| - - - Fall - - - |
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| Number | Date | Location | Observer | Comment |
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| 858 | 2023-10-02 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 854 | 2020-10-01 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Richardson | Huge TUVU flight. Continued all day. Single day high count record for HRBO! |
| 799 | 1996-09-29 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Data | |
| 585 | 2023-10-08 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | McLaughlin | *high, large groups moving all day, primarily on lake shore |
| 523 | 2017-09-28 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 472 | 2023-10-07 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | McLaughlin | *High, Highest day count of season-to-date, Counted 1x1 while making passage sou |
| 426 | 2018-09-30 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Richardson | |
| 417 | 2020-09-28 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 400 | 1998-10-03 | Hennepin County, Big Island, Lake Minnetonka | Janssen | going to roost |
| 394 | 2016-09-26 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 372 | 2014-10-05 | St. Louis County | Bardon | H.R.B.O. |
| 361 | 2015-10-06 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 356 | 2016-10-06 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 222 | 2014-09-29 | Blue Earth County | Hawkwatch | |
| 208 | 2013-09-21 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve |
| 195 | 2012-09-23 | St. Louis County, Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve,46.8469659,-92.0315212 | Bardon | |
| 184 | 2013-10-07 | St. Louis County | Bardon | Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve |
| 181 | 2008-10-01 | St. Louis County, H.R.B.O. | Bardon | |
| 106 | 2010-09-18 | Rice County | Bartkey | mostly migrating |
| 100 | 2008-09-18 | Fillmore County | Overcott | at least 100 flying over and around Preston. |
| 100 | 1998-10-03 | Hennepin County, Co. Road 19 | Janssen | |
| 82 | 2009-09-28 | Blue Earth County | Heins | |
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