It may not be Rocket Science, but...he's a Rocket Scientist

Red-tailed hawk seen overhead at 10:16 a.m. at the Count
Photo by Bruce Yolton http://www.urbanhawks.blogs.com

Two days ago I posted a letter I'd gotten from a reader concerning the number of redtails seen on the Central Park Christmas Count. In my reply I noted that the number of redtails reported in the final tally is a rough estimate. I ended by saying : "In short, reporting flying birds of prey at a Christmas Count is not Rocket Science."

The reader wrote back to say:

Just an FYI: I work for NASA.