Well pictures leave no doubt that it is a Caracara, and the observer said the birds missing it's left eye. Will RaupGlenmont, NY
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Mega® 2, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "Curt McDermott tele-...@hotmail.com [MidHudsonBirds]" <midhudsonbirds-nore...@yahoogroups.com> Date: 9/16/2015 5:27 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Jim Yates <jim...@ix.netcom.com> Cc: Will Raup <hoaryredp...@hotmail.com>, NYSBIRDS-L <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu>, Mid Hudson Birds <midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [MidHudsonBirds] Report: Crested Caracara - Ulster County The bird in orange county was missing its left eye and was later seen in Massachusetts. Perhaps it's back. Curt McDermott Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2015, at 3:40 PM, "Jim Yates jim...@ix.netcom.com > [MidHudsonBirds]" <midhudsonbirds-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > wasnt the one around earlier this year down in Orange county missing an > eye also? maybe the same bird is still around? > > > Jim Yates > webmas...@thetreasuredepot.com > jim...@ix.netcom.com > jimu...@thetreasuredepot.com > > On 9/16/2015 2:49 PM, Will Raup hoaryredp...@hotmail.com > [MidHudsonBirds] wrote: >> Quick Correction: The observer was headed towards New Paltz, not the bird. >> >> Will Raup >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu; midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com >> From: midhudsonbirds-nore...@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:46:42 -0400 >> Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] Report: Crested Caracara - Ulster County >> >> >> There was a report to the Riff Raff Hawkwatch Group on Facebook of a >> Crested Caracara seen today [and supposedly photographed] off Rt. 299 >> near Highland, Ulster County, then seen flying towards New Paltz. >> >> The observer said on the facebook group, that looking at his photos, >> this bird appears to be missing an eye... >> >> Good Luck and Good Birding! >> >> Will Raup >> Glenmont, NY >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------ > > To visit the Mid-Hudson Birds web site go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidHudsonBirds > Post message: midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: midhudsonbirds-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: midhudsonbirds-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com > List owner: midhudsonbirds-ow...@yahoogroups.com > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > > -- 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/ --
