It has come to my attention that the correct GPS location of the bird is actually 16.199, not .191. So the actual coordinates should be:
42 degrees 16.199'N, 74 degrees 07.361' in case anyone wanted to follow a GPS to the exact point. I know little about typical Rosy-Finch winter behavior, but I suspect that if it's still around, it would range over the area looking for food, and that one might want to check the entirety of the path. It appeared to have been on the ground on the path when we first saw it, and then jumped up into a dead fir, and was last seen picking at something in a birch tree. The bird was unfortunately silent, though it might end up hanging out with any feeding flocks it finds, especially if it meets up with some other finches. The areas in the Catskills above 3500' are a sensitive and fragile area, so I'd encourage people to stay on the marked trails. David Rankin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
