This afternoon (3/8/10) around 5:00 I saw a white morph Gyrfalcon on
Route 299 just east of New Paltz. It flew into a wetland area with
many dead trees at the intersection of South Elting Corners road and
Route 200 near Lowe's and across the street from a big Central Hudson
facility.
The bird is very obvious and should be there in the morning. It
appeared to be actively hunting and changing perches frequently. Keep
scanning the wetland area and the large dead tree where it originally
perched on Route 299 may be a habitual perch. The tree is right near
the Rodeway Inn and there is a Potter Bros billboard (if you're facing
west) and a Lotus billboard (if you're facing east) at the base of the
tree.
Map here: http://tinyurl.com/yaqx6vp
Good luck!!
Christine Guarino
New Paltz, NY
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