[nysbirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE - Sampson State Park, Seneca Lake

2012-12-09 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
First, a huge thank you to Tim Lenz for finding this rare visitor from the West and for getting the word out so quickly! After learning about this bird, and having an open-enough schedule to make a dash for it, I trekked the 45 minutes to Sampson State Park, arriving shortly after noon. Having

[nysbirds-l] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE - Sampson State Park, Seneca Lake

2012-12-09 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
First, a huge thank you to Tim Lenz for finding this rare visitor from the West and for getting the word out so quickly! After learning about this bird, and having an open-enough schedule to make a dash for it, I trekked the 45 minutes to Sampson State Park, arriving shortly after noon. Having