Hi all, Today Malcolm Grant and I spotted a Townsend's Solitaire at Spring Farm field "S-2" on the Mohonk Preserve. This is the 2nd field from the maintenance barn at Spring Farm. I have posted two photographs (Thanks Jamie Deppen!)See below for coordinates (Thanks John Thompson!) The bird was in the far corner up the hill from a large white oak. He/she foraged back and forth in the cedar edge from about 1:30pm to 5:00pm. It was quite the find as we weren't even birding around, just out enjoying the nice day and didn't even have binoculars handy when we discovered it! We were standing under the large oak, looked up, and there it was! Upon discovery the bird was seen with a small flock of Eastern Bluebirds.
The UTM coordinates (NAD 1983, Zone 18) of the spot are North 4628171 m East 572959 m Feel free to respond with any questions you may have about the birds location, etc. Thanks again to John and Jamie for their help documenting the bird :O) -Anne Bloomfield High Falls, NY
