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Maryland, May 13, 1988Recorded by Gregory Budney
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Florida, March 06, 1970Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library

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Black Vultures are silent most of the time. They make raspy, drawn-out hissing sounds while feeding and fighting, along with grunting noises that can sound like hungry pigs or dogs barking in the distance. Courting vultures may give a yapping sound. Nestlings give low hisses or coughs to beg for food, and adults at the nest sometimes give creaky, pigeonlike coos.

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