I had the great fortune to encounter a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE while birding this afternoon (1/6/17). At approximately 2:00 the bird flew in front of my car and dove into a cedar tree along North Sea Road, Southold, NY. It was observed gleaning snow and cedar berries on both sides of the road, but mainly stuck around *1625 North Sea Road *(bright blue house). The Solitaire was very inconspicuous feeding atop the cedars and perching on nearby utility lines. A quick call to Steve Biasetti and he was also able to view the bird as well.
Precise location: 41.075570, -72.451931 Good winter birding! Aaron Virgin -- 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/ --
