1903
Sept. 6
South Yarmouth, Mass.
  Brilliantly clear with strong N.W. wind.
  Mr. & Mrs. William Stone and I, while working,
this afternoon, near the shore of Swan Pond, had a 
fine view of a Turkey Buzzard the first that I have
ever seen alive in New England. It passed us at
a distance of about 200 yards, flying in a north westerly
direction, at a height of thirty or forty feet, alternately
flapping and gliding after the manner of its kind.
We not only made out the characteristic "set" of the 
wings which at once distinguishes this Vulture
from an Eagle or a Buteo when sailing but we
also saw its red head distinctly through our field
glasses. In short we identified the bird beyond
any shadow of doubt. It remained in our sight
rather more than a minute. During this period 
it passed first over a broad belt of pitch pine 
woods, just above the tops of the low trees, next
over a large open field, and finally over another
piece woods beyond which it was lost to
our view.
Turkey Buzzard (C. aura)