| Show 1 16 Salt I Ake Tril TRAITI atm L Sunday February 2004 Tourists flock to see vuitures Georgia's Reed Bingham Slate Path offers a unique opportunity to see these majestic birds - ---- n IAJJ1J11Iht kvilhaidhrtoi t 1 NN- - ‘'ilitures of limn pal A( ' jih "- 41 - '444 1 1 4 The park gut about 2500tK1 visitors a year about 25000 of them to 94 IIIO VIditirPS acconling to Williams Also known as blizzards the large black birds perch in the trees or 1(011112p lin the grassy banks of the park's lake waiting for lavorahle updraft so Then groups of them spiral high into the sky to search for their Livorite rood - mad kill or other decomposing ani:125-acr- mills Wilde their diet may seem distasteful they help rid the countryside if dead rotting flesh that cinild spread Villis4'S and bacteria hints are depicted in movies and cartoons circling above thirsty souls stranded in titserts The of-tu- -- If you ask most people what think of a birizard they'll probably mike a Etre and mike thtivi a !legal k i comm111 said ('het POWV11111V Park'S Stilliniela IMP interpretive rimpiir iBut they'ri- very niicessary and they perform a ‘ nal function" Sometimes road kill just isn't enough for the vultures thimgh They will at windshield wiper blades and rulibi'ir gaskets around windshields They pluck out the rubbery strips between SeCtiOnS of a n'oliw:ty that 11('C'Isc mows( lge Arot igt NICAGO 191 C1FOR4401 108 0011111E 23t D14mi 7tt 411i 144:4)1 VI Di 44S14 t7t :44 AtAll 77E Pi 4411i 77t 141DP10 770 13:04 014PJ4 014110 402 ED!TI r ' 4 ' lk i 1 - year-roun- ' ' 7 : ' search-andrescu- 4" siono000: - - 4 e t PHOTOS PI ELLIOrr MINORIPWIttriafrdPrrtg search of road kill The birds ability to soar on updrafts with little effort who studied the flight of vultures before making their historic first flight brothers Wright black buzzard flies off in Impressed the —41 crosses a dam at the park and they pmk holes in the park's loam life preservers Reed Hingham has two of the thnT vulture species found in the United States: turkey and black California Condors North America's largest land bini are the third species They used to range over much of the West hut tmw they are endan- "There is something in their digestive system that kills virus and bacteria If we can find out what that is it could be of tremendous value to human beings worldwide" said Koh 'Moos of Reno Nev who is seeking funding for a study of the birds di- gestive systems Kohlmoos also has prepared and Arkansas Less adept at soaring they have to flap their wings more often than turkey vultures to remain aloft Bill Kohhnoos president of the Turkey Vu hire Society wonders how the birds survive on contaminated food that would sicken or kill Southern California Turkey vultures mcognizable by their bald red heads are found across the United States into : L) ir Turkey vultures and condors have to eat dead animals because their talons are too weak to kill prey Their 11)114 to soar on updrafts with little effort impressed Wilbur and Orville Wright who studied the night of vultures before making their Ltuord t') Pful Allred & Jerry Hansen of BYU Idaho 7 DAY HAWAII CRUISETOUR "Put ling it Together in Dam A tavIstensen and ratar Marshall July 18 21YL)4 H01(11-- ES MA 7 DAY HAWAII CRUISETOUR OtT 6 2004 Jenson ri 'IS '''' (vAtiD 11 tlx INCLUDES: WELCOME FrOM of lOotmon c14yETTIt Touts lot Graclualng Vb 95 Semots From $1099 LDS CHURCH HISTORY TOURS 5 DAY liAtIVO0 EP 11 10OP S TELVC f ' r OW '4 TH or le iiillo Ctiuttli c rlutql AIIPV0 0 Histoll Tows tot Gtaduating Semots From pri chmps sci lemnmern tares tfle ale 17111 '10 e tees Spa N SIC 6 1 ill' t II AIR AD EAER Los 7 t -: 01 t- ) NItt FAA' kk a 3 C0 DAT t a 4 - KUM Offilt 1 k I i 4 I - Mel '' '''t' '' DM LIMY tool Mini 3N1 STARTS' MONDAY AND l'AuTtolls so 6' 9 0 tAPIRIS MotioAtit 876999 Lig! - 0 MOMS FROM ALJANciustin NT '99999 SALT LAKE CITY VISIT US ONLINE AT t 0 " ASK YOUR LOCALTRAVEL AGENT HOWYOU CAN SAYE INA it 1 our 1"1 IA ! 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INCLUDES: EARLY CHRISTIAN HISTORY & NORMANDY Ma) A 'kr A il dudes Hume Terrence Geneva No Inland) and Parrs Canada lilt lam - apt - 7 DAY SH I !'11j3111 tlitilkl‘:4-1114:1:I10"1411- gered and found mostly in &TOURISM Friday Saturday trees" When severely threatened they play dead and on rare occasions have been known to spew vomit at attackers he said "It's true but it's not common" he said "They can become a pet like a dog but they can also become a nuisance" Koh 'moos said he gets emails from people who enjoy watching turkey vultures but complain that they are "rooting on my roof and pulling shingles off" side-by-sid- e ' TRAVEL 2pm - in Kohl-moo- 63!' SHOW HOURS t at night they play tag soar into the air and play follow the leader As the wind dies they settle pamphlet to teach teams how to use buzzards for locating victims Black vultures often tag along with turkey vultures to take advantage of their superior Intelligence their keener vision and their acute sense of smell which is capable of detecting s odors in parts per trillion said At Reed Bingham they perch Turkey vultures are playful gentle and seem to enjoy living close to humans Kohlmoos said "They have a sense of humor" he said "Before roosting a ik 415 Mit 7 - Hundreds of vultures commonly known as buzzards live at Reed d but more migrate there for the winter Bingham State Park They roost in the trees at night and fly off in the morning for food 4 ' INTERNATIONAL 6-- '' 1 4 - N ' MORRIS MURDOCK TRAVEL FEBRUARY et ik ' 412 THE EIGHTH ANNUAL t 4 1 x A 56E tolosmoom 1 t ) "' A i'' - - 1 e"- 4S It! 411!7)0 itt 00f 3iwtrg 47? ' 1 - SEEN MAE 141H004213 bf! '''''''"-- 4 TODAY'S DIAL! 1171:t:TIC - — - lYt i ' l Thp best limps to set the birds arpshortly atter the park opens it 7 1111 while the vultures are lounging in the trees and on the hanks of the lake or about an hour before sunset when dioy return to nxist Williams said In the morning it helps to !MVP a boat to travel upriver to their roosting trees hut a boat is not essential because niany of them bask in the morning sun on the banks a short distance from a road "In t hi evyning yon can park anywhere around the lake and watch them come in the htmdnids" ‘Villhinis said ) I fir' i fi'spil lk I re :4:A1DE : t1g of thP pine anti south-centra- i - : k Bingham cypress tref s it State Park thiiir menacing beaks anti shiny black feathers forming ono of the nal ion's eeriest natural spectiii'les California hits its iwallows of Capistrano Vasil Melon State oilers bald eagle watching on !hp Upper Skagit It 'vet- - but at Reed Bingham it's vultures Hundreds id them iVI year round at thp park in Go itigia but the population soars into the thousands each winter when migrating Vultures arrive from the North ite park idlers opportunities for fishing !Honig iiimping mini golf rind sw Miming hut some visitors COMP jUSI If) SPV OW VUltUrPS Slid Sain 11‘7111 illus the park's assistant manager -wp have a lot of 1opiti within a 54 or iiii m de radius ‘Aho boar about Ow blizzards -mai come" lie said We also have traveitirs coining oil the in hirstate- - - eit01 I ''''' (I t!‘ i 4 1 liktiI EaNT-0- (er:1 (864) 317 76)0 Ki4-41- 1 7 Y:'50 '5 5 it - t trigs t 5 75 V--- to : TT ' & -- POOR COI' |
