Hi All, During yesterday's Orient Count Rob McGinness and John Brush Sr. had a Townsend's Solitaire in a field off of Albertson Lane in Greenport. The bird was feeding on bittersweet along with a Catbird and a flock of eleven Rusty Blackbirds. The bird has not been seen today. The field has a posted For Sale sign on it and is not far to the north of Route 25.The Solitaire was seen in the Southwest corner of field. Some other birds seen on the Orient Count were 9 Great Cormorants, 1 Great Egret, a Rednecked Grebe, a Glaucous Gull, 1 Barrows Goldeneye , 1 Tree Sparrow,[ Plum Island], a Yellowbreasted Chat,[ Shelter Island] a Razorbill and 3 Purple Sandpiper. Happy New Year Everyone , Carl Starace
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