Buzzards and balloons
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September 18, 2025

Buzzards and balloons

By Chad Williamson 

Warm weather months in Union County promise two things when local residents look upward – buzzards and balloons. In reality the birds, shown above on a cell tower off West Third Street, are turkey vultures which are slightly different than buzzards.

(Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

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