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Turkey vutures do not commonly take live prey, although as you statred, they may ocasionally if there is no other food source available. Black vultures, on the other hadn will OFTEN take live prey.
Turkey vultures rarely will attack living animals, but black vultures WILL very definitely go after small birds and rodents. This is a time of year when many raptors are raising their young and teaching them to hunt. whatbird.com has a search feature where you can list your location and...