I found the Gyrfalcon this morning on the Wallkill River in Gardiner NY. I stopped to look at some Canada Geese in the open water, found one Snow Goose, a few Mallards and a Bald Eagle. A bit upstream on the ice, I found the Gyr eating what looks like a duck. I watched it for about 15 minutes and a Bald Eagle flew over it and it flew away. I even took a terrible photo through my binocs with my cell phone,
I could see it circle the large island in the river so I have a feeling it didn't go far. It's the only open water in the area which has some waterfowl, so perhaps the Gyr will feed here for a while. There aren't many good places to pull off the roads in this area so please be respectful of people who live here and don't block roadways. Gardiner has a few eateries and businesses so please patronize them and show them that birders are great visitors! Christine Guarino New Paltz, NY -- Chrissy Fats in the Cats! <http://www.fatsinthecats.com> JBNHS <http://www.jbnhs.org> -- 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/ --
