This isn't a Basin bird, but still a remarkable find for New York: David Rankin discovered and photographed a Gray-crowned Rosy Finch feeding on the trail and then perching overhead, while hiking near the summit of Black Dome Mountain, near the town of Windham in Greene County today.
A pair of photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danikabelle/6556898537/in/photostream/ Coordinates of the bird's location: 42 degrees 16.191'N 74 degrees 07.361'W Best, Scott -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
