hello tweeties,

i am back in NYC from my beloved seattle. my plane arrived at 7 am ET, so i had to take a few hours to sleep and a few more to realize i am back in NYC (but i was surprised to discover that "my peeps" in NYC were all thrilled to have me back!). i was so excited to see some of my friends from university and from tweeters at the recent ScienceBlogs' party in seattle, and here's a link to a little photoessay of the party with a few images that you might enjoy;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/09/scienceblogs_millionth_comment.php

i missed some of you whom i wished i could have seen and talked with once more, so i promise that the next time i return to seattle, i will stay longer!


so let's get back to birds! yesterday's mystery bird was a Common Tern, Sterna hirundo. to read Rick's detailed analysis for IDing this species, please review this link;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/09/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_16.php

today's mystery bird can be seen here;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/09/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_17.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC