By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

47 degrees (F) 8 (C) was the starting temp this morning as I left for my watch-the sun came up with no clouds to interfere with it

The sun peeking thru an opening in the trees

I found Beauty on the southwest corner of HSBC again only I parked on Court St. to watch her today. A few minutes after I arrived she started plucking feathers and eating a small package she had up there.

Beauty spent a good 35 minutes eating and when she was done she wiped her beak off on the edge of the building, which is called feaking and then flew off heading west.

And as is her pattern, she went to the Frontier Communications Tower (FCT) where I saw her from the Broad St. Bridge which is my patter- I check from there after Beauty leaves HSBC. I parked in front of City Hall on Fitzhugh St. to watch the Beautyful one at 7:53am. She was showing her big yellow feet (BYF) a lot today as she scratched and pulled out little white feathers.

I left her after 20 minutes or so to go over to the Brighton Site. I arrived there around 8:30am spotting Pigott on the west end of the middle part of the front of the building-a spot I’ve never seen her on before this morning. I searched the building 2 more times for UT but didn’t find him.

I didn’t stay with Miss Pigott for long as I got a message from cam watcher Donna that Beauty was at the nest box and there was another falcon that flew by. Thanks a bunch for your help Donna! So I flew back downtown and as I approached from Exchange Blvd. I could see a falcon under the southeast wing of the Times Square building. It was gone when I got to Broad St. and pulling into the hole I could see no PEFAs in the area so I then drove over to the FCT. It was just about 9am when I arrived finding Beauty on the northeast cube from the City Hall parking lot with her back to me. I decided to go down Fitzhugh St. where I could see the front of her but she moved in further where I had a hard time finding her, at first I thought she had flown off while I was enroute. I saw some movement which led me to not only Beauty but also a napping DC right below the platform.

Again I went back to the parking lot where I could see both of them clearly on the north side of the tower and both with their backs to me.

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This is how I left them as I ended my watch around 9:30am. Keep smiling! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

It wasn’t quite as sunny this morning as it has been but the rest of the day was filled with sunshine. The temperature as I stepped out the house was 44 degrees (F)  7 (C)

As I stopped on Woodbury St. to check Xerox and HSBC I spotted a falcon on the southwest corner of HSBC with its back to me so I drove to my spot on Chestnut St. for a front view-it was Beauty peeking out from the corner.

10 minutes later Beauty flew to the northwest corner giving me a few shots in succession of her flight toward me.

After she landed on the corner she took a few steps to the south nibbled on some cached food and returned to the corner with a chunk of it.

The Beautyful one had a few looks around, scarfed down the last bit of food and took flight at 7:33am heading northwest.

I drove straight away to the Broad St. Bridge stopping to check around-I spotted a falcon on the top arm east side of the Frontier Communications Tower (FCT). I drove over to Fitzhugh St. and parked in front of City Hall finding that it was Beauty. She was all foofed up to keep warm in the chilly morning air and she preened off and on while keeping an eye on her territory.

I left Beauty to look for Dot.Ca (DC) but didn’t find him so I went over to the Brighton Site (BS). There was no sign of Pigott or UT (unbanded tiercel) and I started to wonder if maybe DC was running UT out of town. Fellow falcon watcher and friend DebbieH called me saying she would like to meet me at BS so I could give her a tour of the site. She arrived around 9:30am and after I showed her around we took a trip to downtown finding Beauty and DC on the FCT. She was on the northeast cube and he was above her on a beam below the platform.

So I breathed a sigh of relief that DC wasn’t off doing battle with UT. We stayed with the downtown dynamic duo for a few minutes and then left  at about 10:15am to check out Hawkeye and Seneca Towers where we found no PEFAs. Making our way back to BS to get my car there still was no sign of Pigott or UT so we called it a watch at 11:00am. I liked the color of this tree so I thought I should share.

It was nice to pal around with Debbie on my watch today and share some smiles! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Another chilly start to the day with a cool 40 degree start and partly cloudy skies

I found Beauty and Dot.Ca (DC) on the north side of HSBC -he was on the northeast corner and she was near the northwest corner. When I got to my spot on Chestnut St. DC was running along the ledge toward Beauty and midway he flew off  to the west but Beauty stayed.

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She had her back to me as we hung out for the next 15 minutes and then she was gone flying west as well.

I followed suit and went westbound down Broad St. to the bridge where I spotted DC under the northeast wing of the Times Square building. I drove down to the hole and parked next to He’s Chinese for the best view of our handsome DC. He was in definite hunt mode, watching every little thing that moved in the area and just before 8am he flew off in a hurry to the northeast.

I next went to the Frontier Communications Tower (FCT) where I found the Beautyful one on her northeast cube.  She too was looking for a tasty treat.

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I didn’t stay with her for long as I left to check Brighton as I keep thinking DC is going to catch up with UT over there and battle with him. When I arrived at 8:30am UT was on the southeast corner of the east extension with his back to me as I parked in the busy east side parking lot to watch him. Pigott was not anywhere on the building that I could see.

After 10 minutes he flew to the southeast corner of the southeast extension for less than a minute stretched out his wings and then flew southeast. He obviously saw something and a few minutes later I would find out what it was that he saw.

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I sat there waiting to see if he would come back and just as I was ready to leave I spotted a falcon to the north of the building flying over the main road and then there was another that came up from behind it-both flew very low, probably 15-20 ft. above the ground and then they disappeared in the trees. Soon after I lost sight of them one came back into view flying to the northwest end of the building followed by another a few seconds later. I got a call from good friend and fellow falcon watcher KathyO to hurry and get over to the west side because she had Pigott and UT real close to each other-the closest she’s ever seen them.

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Kathy had to get to work but it was great to see her tho briefly. After she left a third flyer came into the picture.

Miss Pigott seemed like she had food as she was hunched forward and every time she moved a bit UT would look at her feet. He was being very silly cranking his head every which way making my neck hurt just watching him and yelling at some geese.

Pigott moved in on the roof where I couldn’t see her while UT continued to entertain me.

I drove to the back service road to get some distance in order to see Pigott. She had moved to the west side of the northwest extension still very close to UT.

As it turned out Pigott didn’t have food. I left them to it, returning downtown only to find no falcons anywhere. I really like Mr. UT-he makes me smile! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

4:00 – 7:00 pm

Watchers out during this time: Dana, Kathy O, Jo, Tim and Carol P.

Temps in the low 60’s (F); Cooler Down by the Lake (Ontario).

After work I headed over to Seneca Towers to start my watch looking for the juvenile falcon.  After checking out the building and finding no falcons there, I was just getting ready to head over to Hawkeye when I received a tweet from fellow watcher Dana.  She was down at the lake on the Summerville side and she was watching a banded juvenile Peregrine Falcon on the Coast Guard Station antenna.  I decided to join her instead of going downtown.  I was very happy to find the juvie still on the antenna when I arrive.  Dana was nearby and I joined her.  During the couple hours we spent with the juvie, she flew off on hunts and returned to the antenna three times.

There were lots of folks out, passing us and asking what we were looking at.  We were happy to explain.

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Pat joined us for a short while and she was able to see her first stoop as the juvie took off and stooped on the ducks in the river (Genesee) that emptied into Lake Ontario between the Summerville and Charlotte Piers.  Pat was thrilled!

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When the juvie flew to the Charlotte side, diving on gulls and ducks, we followed because she did not return.  So over to the Charlotte side we drove.  When we arrived there, we looked across and she was back on the Coast Guard Station antenna.  lol  We went back over to the Summerville side.

Here are some pics of the juvie during our watch.

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We know for a fact that she is banded, a silver USFW band/no colored tape and a green/black band.  Our suspicion is that this may be the same juvie that we’ve been seeing at the Seneca Towers and Hawkeye, but of course we cannot be sure.  None of my pics are clear enough to show the numbers/letters on the bands, but my hope is that Dana’s pictures will show them.

Note:  During the time we were watching the juvie, Kathy O, Jo and Tim were at the BS location with Pigott and UT.

I’ll leave you with some other pics I took down at the lake during my Watch.

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

When I checked the local TV weather before heading out they said it was 39 degrees outside-when I got downtown the bank clock said it was 47 degrees. Either way I had to where my gloves this morning for a brisk but sunny start

I found Beauty on the north side of HSBC to start my day-sweet! She was smack dab in the middle and stuck out like a sore thumb.  She wasn’t there for long-6 minutes to be exact when she flew northwest.

I caught up with her on the Frontier Communications Tower (FCT) perched on her favorite northeast cube. I parked on Fitzhugh St. in front of the Sister Cities parking garage to observe the Beautyful one. She was alert and in hunt mode paying close attention to birds below her. At one point she turned around to get a better look at them so I had to go down to the City Hall parking lot to see the front of her.

Beauty up close and personal

I left  her after almost an hour and headed over to the Brighton Site landing there about 8:30am. I was greeted by both Pigott on the west end of the south side vent and UT (unbanded tiercel) on the slatted window ledge in the bright sunshine.

Pigott had an exceptionally full bulging crop but still was keeping track of the starlings flying around-like she could fit any more down that throat of hers. In between preening, UT was also watching the starlings albeit with his back facing out he had his head on a swivel. Miss Pigott flew off to the southwest after 10 minutes passed and that was the last I saw her.

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I got my first UT poop shot when he decided to go to the back corner of the ledge, peek out and then come forward again showing his back to the world. He did some stretching exercises as well including the speed skating  maneuver.  He’s a very alert little guy except I don’t think he saw Pigott leave as he had his head buried under his wing preening when she left.

I left him around 9:20am to check the Hawkeye and Seneca Towers sites-no luck spotting a falcon at either place. In returning downtown I went to FCT after seeing a dark spot under the platform from the Andrews St. Bridge. It took some work but I finally found both Beauty and DC in amongst the beams very well hidden. They moved around a bit and settled on facing each other from a very short distance.

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I ended my watch at 10:15am wondering why DC wasn’t sending UT packing over at Brighton-perhaps he is doing what his father Jack does, spending a few days with Beauty exclusively and then with Pigott a few. And he just hasn’t been in Brighton since UT arrived.  All I can say is if we can have 2 pair without any fights I’ll be smiling! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

4:00 to 7:00 pm

Watchers during that time: Kathy O, Jo & Julie – New Watchers & Carol P.

A gorgeous fall day in Rochester, NY.  A bit chilly with temps in the 60’s (F), but my watch started out with sunshine and blue skies.

My first stops were ST and HE.  No juvie falcon seen at either location.  Downtown, I found Dot.ca on the south side of the OCSR on the top I-Beam close to the south corner.

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The river’s water level was high and the area was alive with all kinds of birds.  I’ll include some pics at the end.  I drove around the downtown area and found Beauty on the south side of the Xerox Tower, 5th column in from the SE corner.

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While I was watching Beauty and Dot.ca a tweet came in from Kathy O.  She was at the BS location and she found Pigott on the south side of the west end adjacent to the cubby area.  It was time for me to join Kathy at the BS location.  We hadn’t seen UT last night and I hoped he hadn’t left Rochester just yet.  Kathy had run an errand, so she wasn’t there when I first arrived.  I slowly circled the building and found a falcon on the SW corner of the west end of the building.  Because it was facing away from me, I couldn’t tell if it was Pigott or not.

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I waited to see if this falcon would reveal it’s identity.  Finally some stretches and a roust!  It was our unbanded tiercel, UT.

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At about 5:45 pm, UT stretched his wings and took off heading to the south side of the building.  He landed on the slower section of the slat window and vocalized with some soft ee-chups.  He was looking towards the southwest.

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That’s when Kathy and I saw Pigott fly in and land on the SW corner of the SE extension.  She had a HUGE crop!  Obviously she had recently eaten.  lol  She preened a bit and stretched.  They could definitely see each other from their positions.

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At 6:25 pm, Pigott flew over to the slat window and landed next to UT.  They vocalized a bit and then UT flew up to the SE corner of the SW extension, just above Pigott.  It was starting to get dark and Kathy had to leave.  I wanted to stick around until 7:00 pm, when it would be dark, hoping to see where they settled for the evening.

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Two ladies came towards me, walking their dog.  One had binoculars and was looking up at UT.  They walked over and introduced themselves as Jo, Julie and their dog Finn.  We met Julie over the weekend and Joyce met both Jo and Julie later.  Jo used to work near the Cathedral of the Learning in Pittsburgh, PA, where Beauty was from and she used to watch that nest site.  I showed them where UT and Pigott were  on the building and we chatted until UT took off and flew south.  He returned to the building and landed on a window just to Pigott’s right.  He took off and headed south again.  We waited to see if he would return.  By 7:00 pm, it was dark and UT had not returned.  Pigott flew up to the corner he had vacated and looked towards the south.  We wondered if he might be hunting and that she could see him.

It was time to end our Watch.  I said goodbye to Jo, Julie and Finn and sent one last tweet that I was ending my watch.  The moon was gorgeous this evening.

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I’ll leave you with a few pics I took during my Watch today.  Enjoy!  Remember to click on any you would like to see larger.  Goodnight Everyone!

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

A chilly start to the day with a temp of 44 degrees (F) 7 (C) and just a few clouds making for mostly sunny skies and another nice sunrise

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I found Dot.Ca  (DC) on the northwest corner of HSBC to start my watch. He was on the railing at first but the wind kept making him lose his balance so he flew out and returned landing near the corner. I wasn’t sure if it was him at first because his chest didn’t look as white as usual, funny how lighting plays tricks on your eyes.

DC started eating and as time went on the tail of his victim hung over the edge revealing that it was a cardinal as it was red. They are my favorite song bird so I was in mourning for a bit. He finished eating after 10 minutes and flew west at 7:20am.

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10 minutes later I spotted DC on the southeast corner of the Kodak Office (KO) launchpad as I was stopped on State St. I drove down to the  Browns Race/High Falls area and parked on Mill St. to observe him. It was then that I noticed Beauty directly below him on the southeast corner of the playpen. DC was keeping an eye on Beauty and she was keeping an eye on birds below as she was in hunt mode.

Around 8am I decided to go check the Brighton Site (BS) and as I started to make a k turn 2 Rochester Police squad cars came up and blocked me in front and back. A female officer walked up to me with a male officer standing by the back of my car. She said a call came in about someone taking pictures and the other one asked if I was watching hawks. I pointed to Beauty and DC, showed them some pics from my camera and gave them a quick run down about our beloved PEFAs. No worries as we all drove off smiling. 🙂

I made it over to BS at 8:30am only to find that there were no falcons around. Hmm, had DC chased off  the unbanded tiercel (UT) or did Pigott and UT go flying off somewhere together. Anyway, I returned to downtown stopping on State St. near  KO  I saw that Beauty and DC were still on their previous spots.

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I drove on to check Hawkeye and Seneca Towers. The juvie that has been seen at those places is not there in the mornings but is seen almost regularly in the afternoon and evening and today was no exception-not seen! Returning to State St. only DC remained on KO-the Beautyful one was gone. DC was facing the sun looking like my knick name for him-Whitey.

I left DC and checked out  the High Falls overlook off of Commercial St. in Browns Race for a change of pace. It was neat to be closer to the falls and looking down on them. And I couldn’t resist taking a couple pics of some holly bushes there.

When I was done I drove over to the Frontier Communications Tower to see if  Beauty was there and she was, hiding very well under the platform near the southeast corner. I was there only a few minutes as her eyes were getting heavy and she was ready to nap.

And that’s all she wrote-I ended my watch just before 10am with a smile on my face! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

5:45 – 7:00 pm

Watchers during this time: Joyce, Kathy O and Carol P.

Note: Lisa McK had gone over to BS at lunch time and reported only seeing Pigott.

The day started out in the 70’s (F) and then a cold front moved through Rochester.  It rained most of the morning into the afternoon.  Finally, around 5:00 pm, the sun broke through for a little while and the winds picked up.  The temps dropped down into the 50’s this evening.  It was down right chilly!  It was time for me to head out for a short falcon watch.

On my way downtown, I checked out ST and HE for the juvie Peregrine.  No sightings at either location.

Joyce tweeted from the BS location that she found Pigott on the east side of the building, but could not find UT.

I drove through downtown and found a very wet falcon with its’ back to me on top of Xerox on the east side, one column in from the SE corner.  I am pretty sure this was Dot.ca.  Joyce tweeted that she had a wet falcon on the south side of OCSR on the top IBeam near the south corner.  I drove over to the Broad St Bridge and Joyce joined me there.

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Joyce went over to see Dot.ca on Xerox and I headed over to the BS location.  Kathy O beat me over there and we found Pigott on the NW corner of the west end of the building.  Joyce joined us.  We all checked out the building, but we couldn’t find UT.  Pigott flew around to the south side of the bldg and landed on the SE corner of the SW extension.  As the light faded, Pigott went into hunt mode.  We watched her stoop twice, to the west, low.  Both times she returned to the same spot, unsuccessful on her hunts.

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At 7:00 pm, it was dark and the lights went on.  It was time to end our evening Falcon Watch after seeing Beauty, Dot.ca and Pigott.  Goodnight everyone!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

I left the house with a temperature of 71 degrees (F) 22 (C) and humid overcast conditions. As I started down route 490 to my surprise the eastern sky was orange from the rising sun. I turned on my camera and tho it is out of focus from using one hand while driving I took a pic. Less than 2 minutes later as I approached the off ramp for Plymouth Ave. the eastern sky was dark.

So I made my way to the east side of downtown a little after 7am checking everything on the way as I always do and when I rounded the back (east side) of HSBC I was pleasantly surprised to find Beauty just off the northeast corner and Dot.Ca (DC) on the corner near her. I parked next to the post office on Ajax St. to observe our very together pair.

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DC turned around in circles a couple times before settling down. Neither one of them were doing much-looking around the area and at each other. I stayed with them about 45 minutes and left to check the Brighton Site (BS) as the dark clouds took over the downtown sky.

Arriving at BS around 8am I spotted a falcon on the northwest corner of the northwest extension back in on the roof a bit. As I got closer I couldn’t see it so I continued on to see if there was another PEFA on the premises. There was indeed perched on the southeast corner of the southwest extension an unbanded tiercel we are calling UT . I assumed Pigott was on the north side as I pulled over to watch UT-he had his back to me facing toward Pigott. They could see each other but I couldn’t see her from my position.

UT was mainly watching Miss Pigott and the territory-I drove around to the north side of the site to see if she was still up there. I had to park out near the front drive to get back far enough to see her as she was eating her breakfast.

I went back to UT after 10 minutes parking on the east side further than I was before to get a side view of him. Larry stopped by for a quick hello 0n the way to work pulling up next to me. 10 minutes later the cold front brought a hard rain to dump on us.

A couple minutes after the rain started Pigott flew above UT on her way to a west facing window on the top level of the southeast extension in the corner and sheltered from the weather. UT remained on his corner in the pouring rain.

I left them at 8:30am and returned to downtown checking HSBC first where I found the Beautyful one and DC still perched on the northeast corner in the driving rain and they were closer to each other than when I left them. I just love that they are spending so much time together in such close proximity.

I left them after a minute or so to go check out the Hawkeye and Seneca Towers locations. I had the same results as usual-nobody around so I ended my watch at 9:05am. I’m glad that Pigott has some company but I find it strange that DC hasn’t been to BS to kick out the male visitor. DC seems much more fixated with Beauty-possibly because they had the 3 offspring this year coupled with the fact that he and Pigott had a failed nest. This is all the more reason to continue monitoring our falcons since there is so much that remains a mystery about their behaviors. Anyway, I saw 4 Peregrine Falcons on my watch bringing a smile to my face despite the lousy weather! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

10:00 am to 5:15 pm

Watchers During this Time: Larry O, Joyce, Lisa McK, Dana and Carol P.

It was raining when I left for my Watch this morning, but the weather people promised the sun would eventually show itself and the temperatures would break 80 degrees (F).  They were right on both accounts.  It got up to 83 degrees this afternoon! A beautiful fall day here in Rochester, NY.

My first checks were ST and HE for the juvie.  No luck seeing her at either location.  Next stop downtown Rochester, where I found a falcon on the NW corner of the lower section of Midtown Plaza.  The falcon was facing away from me, so I could not tell if it was Beauty or Dot.ca.  I checked the rest of the downtown area and could not find a 2nd falcon.  So, I headed over to the BS location, where I found both Pigott and her new friend on the south side of the building.  She was on the east end of the south side vent and he was on the south east corner of the south east extension.  Both were wet and they were both preening.  I could hear thunder booming in the distance.  A storm was heading in from the west.  Larry O joined me just before the storm hit.  We watched together for a short while before the skies opened up.  Larry headed out while I stayed to watch the two BS falcons.

I was amused to see the tiercel stretch out his wings and start hopping and running around.  To me it looked like he was dancing in the rain!

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For the purposes of reporting, since we have now verified that this tiercel is unbanded, I will refer to him as UT (unbanded tiercel) in my watch reports.  During the downpour, Both UT and Pigott took off.  They first headed east and then came back flying low on the south side of the building heading west.  They were flying side by side and I couldn’t tell if it was a chase or not.  I saw one return and fly around the building heading over to the west side.  Finally, the rain ended and I was able to get out of my car for a better look.  Joyce arrived and circled the building.  She found one on the west end of the building.  I joined her there.  We decided that this was UT.  He took off and landed on the east end of the building.  I got there in time to see Pigott fly over heading north.  She flew behind the tree line and I saw a bunch of small birds take flight.  She was on a hunt.  While she was hunting, UT was preening and drying off.

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UT flew over to the SW corner of the SE ext.  A while later, Pigott flew in and landed on a window on the west side of the SE ext, close to where it met the south side of the building.

The sun finally broke through the clouds and we had plenty of good looks at UT’s unbanded legs.  UT did some flying back and forth from the SE to the SW end of the building, checking things out, but always keeping within eyesight of Pigott.  She watched his every move.  Lisa McK, Larry O and Dana joined us on the Watch.

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At 2:25 pm, UT flew to the east end of the south vent and Pigott flew to the SW extension.

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Pigott flew to what I call the slat window on the south side of the building and UT flew off to the west.

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At 3:40 pm, UT returned and landed out of our sight on the west end of the building.  The next time we saw him, he flew out from the building and attempted to catch a small bird that came too close, probably a starling.  He missed it and first landed on a window just east of Pigott and again took off and landed on a lower section of the slat window, below Pigott.

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At first they just looked at each other. Pigott looked like a cat ready to pounce.  But she soon accepted that he was there and they both began to preen.

At 4:00 pm, first Pigott and then UT took off and stooped on a Blue Jay in a tree just south of the building.  Pigott went low and UT high.  They both missed, but it was great seeing them tandem hunt.  As the lucky Blue Jay was scolding them loudly, both Pigott and UT returned to the building landing on opposite ends.

Twenty minutes later, UT flew around to the west side of the building and into the cubby.  Pigott followed and landed on the SW corner of the south end which is across from the cubby.  She settled in to do some preening while UT sat on the ledge of the cubby looking out.

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It was time for me to end my watch, so I left Joyce, Lisa and Dana at BS and headed towards downtown to see if I could find Beauty and Dot.ca.  I found Dot.ca on the east side of Xerox, 4 columns in from the SE corner.  He was facing south.

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I left Dot.ca to search for Beauty and found her on the jail communication tower, 3rd arm down on the south side.

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So, all four Rochester Falcons were seen today.  It is interesting that we haven’t seen Dot.ca at BS while UT is there.  The Rochester Falcon Watchers will continue to keep an eye on the situation.

I’ll leave you with a few more pictures from my watch today.  Goodnight everyone!

Oh, and remember to click on any pics you would like to see larger.