Another one this week over Beckwith, Ontario. Right around noon today, this one flew directly over the house.
Turkey vultures are always flying overhead here, usually multiple times daily. However, the last few days have seen an exceptionally heavy presence for whatever reason.
This one caught my eye because it wasn't flying at all like the vultures. It had a very flat flight profile compared to the vultures, was approximately 15% smaller, and it came in from the west, whereas virtually all of the turkey vultures I've observed lately have come from the east (our prevailing wind is from the west). It didn't do any circling, just a sort of buttonhook pattern over the house and disappeared to the south.
I apologize for the clarity of the picture. It was flying fairly low, but still high enough to be near the useful limit of my lens.
Although I can see similarities to the turkey vultures, the way it is holding the feet and the shape of the tail, combined with the much more hawk-like flight pattern it exhibited, have me at a loss.