At exactly 11:10 a.m. today, as I was observing the American White Pelican at its usual spot, it flew out over the bay. It circled, rising on the thermals to about 500 feet. It then made a beeline toward the south-southeast, and was gone. The thought is that the bird leaves the spot north of the East Pond on the high tide, so maybe it will be back later.
Also, I noticed that the bird's left eye appears infected or otherwise damaged. Does anyone have good photos of this? Seth Ausubel Forest Hills, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
