"Robert the Right", after seeking the current status of the Golden-Crowned Sparrow on this listserve, made the correct decision to pursue the bird on Wednesday, 3/20/19, and was rewarded in fortuitous fashion ! "R the R", of course, is Robert Lewis, and I congratulate him for his conviction, his effort, and his success !
While reading of "R the R,s" good fortune, "Robert the Wrong", decided to reach for the "brass ring" and so on the following Sunday, 3/24/19, he headed upstate toward the town of Downsville ! Leaving from Riverhead, L.I. at 0330, alone (after striking out trying to gather some company for this long trip) "R the W" arrived on Depot St..at ~ 0715, finding Lance Verderame at the scene ! We had never met before, but were both aware of the other because of our contributions to this listserve, as well as leading some NYSYBC field trips. It was then that I learned of Lance's being the original finder of the GCSP, and looked at this development as a "godsend"...but I was wrong ! Although there was ample bird activity, including 2 Bald Eagles, the sparrow was a no-show. I believe Lance left at ~ 1030, while I finally left at 1300. After seeing "R the R's" post re: the GCSP, I contacted John Haas, who provided additional info. on the bird, besides giving me info. on 3 good spots to find Evening Grosbeak and C.Redpolls. On my way home, I stopped at all of them, finding Redpolls at each, and Grosbeaks at none. I made it home by 1940, a long day, that while seeing 1 of 2 species not seen earlier this season, I did not get the 1 species I have not seen ever ! Cheers, Bob, aka "R the "W" P.S...Thanks again, John and Lance -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
