Shortly after 8am today David Weber reported that the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, discovered on 9 December by Tim Lenz, continues at Sampson State Park. The park is in the Town of Romulus in Seneca County on the east side of Seneca Lake. From the park entrance on NYS-96A go west to the large traffic circle, go half-way around the circle, continue west until the road ends in a T, turn right on East Lake Road, and go north about 1 mile. The bird has been along both sides of East Lake Road about 100-200 yards south of the gate which is the north boundary of the park. Patience, rather than playback, is the key. Between bouts of feeding on berries and skulking in the junipers, the bird periodically perches briefly atop large deciduous trees as well as junipers to scan the area. Association with Cedar Waxwings may just be to oust them from its winter territory. If we don't disturb this bird, and its food supply lasts, it may stay a long time.
--Dave Nutter
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