My wife and I were birding Piermont Pier, Rockland Co. around 4 PM this afternoon. Shortly after we arrived, we ran into Drew Ciganek and Carol Weiss. Drew asked if we were there to see the Yellow-fronted Canary, to which I replied "What????". The bird was easily located by following its clear, unique song, somewhat reminiscent of an Indigo Bunting. It sang almost continuously over the hour or so we observed the bird. It favored the trees and grasses along the north side of the Pier near the emergency rescue boat launch and small cinderblock building. Drew and Carol had seen the bird at this same location for at least the past week. There was no evidence of a band, but this exotic is undoubtedly an escapee. Photographs of the bird are posted on www.rocklandaudubon.org <http://www.rocklandaudubon.org/> . Follow the hyperlink on the homepage.
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