I apologize a million times Peter schoenberger called to tell me the gyr is a leucistic red tail!! excuse me as I wipe the egg off my face...
I'll try not to be so hasty next time... Christine Guarino On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, <birderla...@verizon.net> wrote: > Thanks! Work really puts a cramp on our hobby! I have a conference call at > 10- don't know if I can make it. > Thanks for the great sighting! > Best, > Larry > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: christine guarino > <chrissy.guar...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:11:04 -0500To: LARRY > FEDERMAN<birderla...@verizon.net>Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon - near > New Paltz, NY > Hi Larry > I can't even get there at all today - I have to work and I have a class right > after work today....lots of others are planning to go for it so keep your eye > on the internet! > Christine > On Mar 8, 2010, at 10:44 PM, LARRY FEDERMAN wrote: > Hi Christine,Will you be looking for the bird first thing in the morn? I'm > thinking of taking a run down there.... If so, will you be able to post about > sighting or not sighting it? Or would you be able to phone me - home # > 518-678-3248. I could post the info for you if you're on the road to > school. Thanks! Hope to see you soon,Larry Larry Federman > Education Coordinator > Audubon New York > Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and > Sanctuaries > ----- Original Message -----From: christine > guarino <chrissy.guar...@gmail.com>To: midhudsonbirds <midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com> ; mearnsbirdc...@yahoogroups.com ; nysbirds-lSent: Monday, > March 08, 2010 7:27 PMSubject: [nysbirds-l] Gyrfalcon - near New Paltz, NY > 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 > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Chrissy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
