Baby Turkey Vultures Born in New Brunswick Library Attic

New Brunswick, NJ - A pair of yung turkey vultures, pictured above, have made their home in the attic of New Brunswick Free Public Library, and on Tuesday morning, animal control officers and firefighters reunited them with their mother.

Last week, animal control officers removed two young turkey vultures from the library attic after it was discovered that a mother vulture had nested and laid eggs inside of a hatch in the attic. The babies had grown too large to safely remain there and had to be removed.

The animal control officers carefully removed them and entrusted them to the care to the Raptor Trust, a bird rehabilitation center in Millington. The agency then cared for the birds over the weekend while the city obtained a flat-bottomed shelter to be placed in a more secure spot on the library roof. On Tuesday morning, firefighters set up the shelter and returned the babies to the roof, where the mother bird has been waiting for them. It is expected that they will nest there for another three to four weeks before continuing on in migration.