Re:[nysbirds-l] Caracara's left eye

[J GLUTH]

I haven't been able to get up to Orange County to see the caracara in 
person yet, but taking a closer look at some of the better photos 
embedded in eBird checklists does indeed show what looks to be an empty 
socket where the bird's left eye should be:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129581436@N08/16951830230/sizes/o/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbourdin/16501112444/sizes/o/
John Gluth
Suffolk County

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