My friend and I also stayed at the little motel right by, and we saw it between 7:15 and 7:40 am. It may be molting into alternate plumage now. We also birded the Shawangunk Grasslands on the way back and saw Rough-legged Hawk and Short-eared Owl so far away. We also saw a flock of Pine Siskins fly by the area where we saw the sparrow in Downsville.
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 7:58 PM Joseph DiCostanzo <jdic...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > I second Bob’s suggestion. Three of us stayed at the Downsville Motel when > we went up for the Golden-crowned. It saved us from a middle of the night > drive up to be at the sparrow spot at sunup. The bird, if it is still > there, has consistently been an early morning individual. > > Joe DiCostanzo > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 28, 2019, at 4:35 PM, Robert Lewis <rfer...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the kind words, Bob. > > I would just add that there is a very nice motel within half a mile of the > Golden-Crowned > Sparrow spot, the Downsville Motel. I stayed there the night before, March > 19. > > http://www.downsvillemotel.com > > Bob Lewis > Sleepy Hollow NY > > > On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 2:04:49 AM EDT, robert adamo < > radamo4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > "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:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- 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/ --
