Having arrived at about 10am, I was told that just 10 minutes before
the bird was seen departing the Osprey nest platform west of the
Gilgo Parking Lot (yesterday's location) heading north and possibly
east.
I, along with a number of other observers remained at the location
searching to no avail for several hours. At about 1;30 a birder
showed up saying that the bird was perched on an Osprey Nest Platform
about a mile west of the Cedar Beach Parking Lot.
Several of the group headed east to seek our fortune. We parked on
the north verge of the highway and hoped the police would not show
up, as it is a ticketable offense.
The Gyrfalcon was perched on a cross-beam of the platform facing
north and preening. This was a distant but definitive observation.
I left at about 2:00 with the bird still perched.
If you don't want to risk a ticket, park at Cedar Beach and walk west.
Good luck to all.
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