Hi All, I went to look for the Townsend's Solitaire this afternoon and arrived in time for a quick look through Dave Nutter's scope at a life bird for myself. Most of the views reported today were scope variety which was a bit far for photographing. I had got there at about 12:50 and the bird disappeared for a very long time after seeing it in Dave's scope. As always, Dave, your generous spirit is appreciated in both making sure we all got a look at the bird and in your taking time to post to the online list. I searched for a couple hours and was almost going to call it a day, when I thought about the reports about it's behavior. I decided to stay put in the parking area and within about twenty minutes it appeared at the top of a deciduous tree. I watched it and realized it was intent on eating some berries below it. I moved my car slowly and was able to situate myself within view of the berries. It returned to them a few times and though the light was less than ideal, I got some shots of it.
Thanks again for the great directions provided. It was fun getting out and putting some faces to people like John and Sue and meeting some new people as well. The late crowd all got good looks of the bird so we were pretty happy. Here a few pics from today. http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/Galleries/Favorites/Favorites-2012/20867945_qgj48g#!i=2267476726&k=4QqwCzb http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/Galleries/Favorites/Favorites-2012/20867945_qgj48g#!i=2267479255&k=fMRGnw5 http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/Galleries/Favorites/Favorites-2012/20867945_qgj48g#!i=2267480406&k=dhwbkpC On the way home, thanks to a tip from Dave Kennedy, I saw a huge flock of Snow Geese on the corner of Route 96 and Yellow Tavern Rd. Diana Whiting Diana Whiting http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/ -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
