Where to See Turkey Vulture in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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Turkey Vulture sightings in Guadalupe Mountains

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Where Turkey Vulture has been reported, from 38 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 AM2% of the busiest hour6 AM10% of the busiest hour7 AM25% of the busiest hour8 AM45% of the busiest hour9 AM70% of the busiest hour10 AM85% of the busiest hour11 AM95% of the busiest hourNoonBusiest hour1 PMBusiest hour2 PM95% of the busiest hour3 PM90% of the busiest hour4 PM80% of the busiest hour5 PM65% of the busiest hour6 PM45% of the busiest hour7 PM25% of the busiest hour8 PM5% of the busiest hour9 PM0% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Turkey Vulture is most seen 10 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	2%
6 AM	10%
7 AM	25%
8 AM	45%
9 AM	70%
10 AM	85%
11 AM	95%
Noon	100%
1 PM	100%
2 PM	95%
3 PM	90%
4 PM	80%
5 PM	65%
6 PM	45%
7 PM	25%
8 PM	5%
9 PM	0%
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 Guadalupe Mountains, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Guadalupe Mountains Tour Guide

Why Vultures Circle

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“If you spot a large bird circling with its wings held in a shallow V, watch for a gentle side-to-side wobble. That's a good clue to a turkey vulture, one of the birds that soar over these mountains.”

Plays as you drive near El Capitan Viewpoint in Parkwolf’s Guadalupe Mountains Tour Guide.

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16 sighting mapsfor Guadalupe Mountains, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
22 audio storiesplay as you drive Guadalupe Mountains, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Guadalupe Mountains

All 16 sighting maps

33 sightingsAoudadAmmotragus lerviaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

163 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

11 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 7 AM & 6 PMSighting map

34 sightingsCollared PeccaryPecari tajacuMost seen 7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

39 sightingsDiamondback RattlesnakeCrotalus atroxMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

43 sightingsBlack-tailed RattlesnakeCrotalus ornatusMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map

12 sightingsRock RattlesnakeCrotalus lepidusMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map

18 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

Where to see Turkey Vulture in Guadalupe Mountains