Interesting that it's the left eye. It could be a factor in explaining why this bird is so far from home, although perception of magnetic polarity in most avian species that have been researched is connected to the right eye (and left brain hemisphere), I believe....
Dominic www.aventuraargentina.com www.antbirder.blogspot.com + 1 646 429 2667 On 15 April 2015 at 12:23, J GLUTH <jgl...@optonline.net> wrote: > 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 > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
