The latest reports based on frequency is that this bird favors the southern slope of Quaker Ridge between the Quaker Cemetery and the Falkill Falls sloped path with rare excursions towards the Nethermead Bridge
However , the bird is not easy to see or spot as its been working the middle to upper slope of the southern ridge. Today , Adam Welz spotted it 150 feet up, 2 days ago I spotted it about 100 feet up slope , but both sightings were behind dense brush. You ofetn have to scan the hillside. You can see a map track I created with approximate locations ( except for mine) from my blog. Just look for post with VARIED THRUSH. Keep me posted Other good birds overshadowed by VATH were two COMMON REDPOLLS seen in the Vale of Cashmere midafternoon, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (Steve Nanz) with Pine Siskins as all week seen in Butterfly Meadow , in the pin oaks or on the leaf/twigs cluttered ground (Lookout Hill ) , 2 COMMON MERGANSERS in the Lake and today a FOY RUSTY BLACKBIRD (Keir Randall; Dennis Hrehowsik) seen in the Lily Pool platform area ( pool near the Boathouse), but then this early eve on Lookout Hill's switchback trail on the southern slope by the Maryland Monument. Yesterday I had 9 RINGNECKED DUCKS on the Lake, a GREENWINGED TEAL (P Colen) on the Upper Pool see all the details on my blog http://prospectsightings.blogspot.com/ Good birding this weekend Peter BBC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
