A quick review of the link provided by Luke Ormand reflects that nestling falcons can only be taken between May 1 and July 15, first year birds can only be taken between September 1 and January 25, and adult birds may not be taken at all and must be released upon capture.
Presuming the law considers any bird older than a first year bird to be an adult, there seems to be NO circumstance under which any falconer should be poking around at Gilgo Beach for the purpose of pursuing that Gyrfalcon, (the only exception I can imagine would be if it is an escapee of theirs that they are trying to recover). Therefore, it seems that any such person attempting to pursue or otherwise involve themselves with the Gilgo Gyr would be engaged in criminal (and nefarious, which usually means wicked, villainous or unlawful) activity, unless they are a state DEC worker subject to the exceptions at the end of the section. Additionally, I'm of the impression that a falconer violating these provisions would also be breaking federal law, including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Thanks, Tim Dunn Babylon NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
