Return of the turkey vulture

Return of the turkey vulture

By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — There are many ways to tell if spring has finally made its arrival known. Tiny green shoots poking out of the garden beds, colorful robins hopping about the yard pecking away at the ground and warm days becoming more the rule rather than the exception. Another way to tell is the return of the much maligned Turkey Vulture. Every spring these nomadic creatures work their way up the continent from places as far away…