Yes, We had two mute swans and several great black backed gulls on the way out :)
On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 7:37 AM Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dearest Doug, > > Unless someone chastised you for your previous e-mail, I saw it as a > tongue in cheek post and took it well. Not for a minute did I think you > were propagating doubt. > > I did however raise an eyebrow at the sum zero of birds. Surely, with all > that talent aboard someone would have ticked the Sheepshead usuals. To not > have Mute Swan on the list as an outgoing or returning tick suggests > serious GI 😬😂 > > “It’s all fun and games until you use banding code.” ~ Name withheld 😂 > > Cheers, > > -------- > “Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but > manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran > > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the > ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own > abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > On Oct 5, 2021, at 6:44 AM, Douglas Futuyma <dfutu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yesterday, I reported that some participants on the pelagic excursion on > the Atlantic Princess were skeptical that mechanical problems were the > cause of the termination of the cruise. A birder has told me that he heard > the crew talking about a problem, concerned about what to do. I apologize > for propagating doubt, without evidence. Although the decision to reverse > course was disappointing and inconvenienced some participants, it was well > considered and justified. > > Doug Futuyma > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- Ryan F. Mandelbaum Science Writer | Nerd [Placeholder for future accolades] ryan.f.mandelb...@gmail.com http://ryanfmandelbaum.com <http://ryanfmandelbaum.weebly.com/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
