Mar 15, 2023
It's #BuzzardDay!
Image: A. Lindsay, "A Buzzard Roost," Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, 1887.
Begun in 1957, every year the Cleveland Metroparks Official Buzzard Spotter welcomes these migratory birds back to their roost in Hinckley, OH:
Visitors gather at the Buzzard Roost every March 15 for the annual event.
BTW, in the U.S. "buzzard" is a colloquial term for the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), not closely related to birds commonly called "buzzards" outside of the Americas. But feel free to celebrate any and all of them today!