Falcon Watch – All 3 Seen on a Rainy Afternoon (3:45 – 5:30 pm) 6/13/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
It was raining all day long today and it continued to lightly rain as I left work and headed downtown. My first stop as always was the Broad St Bridge (BSB). Today I was lucky. I could see both Beauty, up on Pan Cam or Camera #1, near the nest box and Dot.ca was up on the OCSR, top IBeam, just left of the south corner.
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I drove down onto Aqueduct ST (aka the Hole) for a little closer look. Just after I parked my car, Beauty stooped off of Cam #1 low over the parking lot on the north side of the Times Square Bldg (TSB). She flew a few feet off the ground and flipped up the side of the Telesca Bldg and looped around back to land on Camera #1. She was definitely in Hunt Mode. I looked over at DC and he was looking at Beauty. lol
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I didn’t have much time tonight and I wanted to see Pigott, so off to the BS location I went. There was a band practicing nearby. Very nice! When I arrived at BS at 4:30 pm, I spotted Pigott on the north side of the building on the NW corner of the NE extention.
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She was looking everywhere! Left, right, up, down. She preened just a little bit, but most of her attention was on the world around her. I love when a bird bobs its’ head. To me that means “I am leaving very soon!” lol
About 10 minutes after I arrived, and I was viewing Pigott from below, she took off, heading north, northeast. She flew straight and strong. No hesitation. I’m pretty sure she was also in hunt mode and I hoped she caught her dinner somewhere nearby.
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I watched her fly north, until I couldn’t see her anymore. She was not in any hurry.
After Pigott left, I circled the bldg every few minutes and parked and waited, hoping she would return with food. She never did return before I had to leave.
On the way home, I stopped on the BSB, dowtown. Both Beauty and Dot.ca were sitting a few feet apart on the OCSR, top IBeam. Beauty is on the left and Dot.ca on the right.
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That is where I left them at about 5:30 pm.
I was very happy to have seen all 3 adult Rochester Falcons. June has been a very wet month for Rochester. Hope there are some sunny days on their way. Goodnight everyone!
