Where to See Turkey Vulture in Badlands National Park

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Turkey Vulture sightings in Badlands

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Where Turkey Vulture has been reported, from 79 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM0% of the busiest hour5 AM1% of the busiest hour6 AM3% of the busiest hour7 AM10% of the busiest hour8 AM25% of the busiest hour9 AM50% of the busiest hour10 AM75% of the busiest hour11 AM90% of the busiest hourNoon95% of the busiest hour1 PMBusiest hour2 PM95% of the busiest hour3 PM85% of the busiest hour4 PM70% of the busiest hour5 PM55% of the busiest hour6 PM40% of the busiest hour7 PM20% of the busiest hour8 PM8% of the busiest hour9 PM2% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Turkey Vulture is most seen 11 AM–4 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Turkey Vulture sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	0%
5 AM	1%
6 AM	3%
7 AM	10%
8 AM	25%
9 AM	50%
10 AM	75%
11 AM	90%
Noon	95%
1 PM	100%
2 PM	95%
3 PM	85%
4 PM	70%
5 PM	55%
6 PM	40%
7 PM	20%
8 PM	8%
9 PM	2%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Turkey Vulture on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Badlands, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Badlands Tour Guide

Reading a Vulture’s Flight

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“At a stop, watch how a big dark bird holds its wings. If they're raised in a shallow V and the bird rocks from side to side, you may be watching a turkey vulture.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Badlands Tour Guide.

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Where to see Turkey Vulture in Badlands