Monday Night Fledge Watch – All Five Seen Tonight – 7/29/13
By Rochester Falcon Watch Carol P.
I arrived downtown around 6:15 pm. Kathy O had already reported that she had seen a lot of flying by all three juvies over Xerox. When I got there, only 2 were in view on top of Xerox near the NW corner and Dot.ca was on the top IBeam of the OCSR near the south corner.
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First Dot.ca and then one of the juvies on top of Xerox took off. We didn’t see them leave. I didn’t have long to watch, so I left Kathy on the Broad St Bridge (BSB) and drove over to the east side of Xerox. From there, I could see a falcon on the east side of what was left of Midtown Plaza, a shell of it’s former self. But, the falcons seem to like it! I parked on the east side near where the old bus terminal used to be located. After parking my car I was able to get a better look. There were two falcons up there, Dot.ca and a juvie. One of the girls. She was mantling food after grabbing it from DC. There was a little tug-0-war before DC let her have it.
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While I was watching the two on Midtown, I heard the juvies flying above before I saw them. They were tearing up the sky between Xerox and the Chase Tower. Then I saw a third falcon for just a moment, flying near them. Beauty had joined them and for the first time in awhile, I saw all five at once. 🙂
I didn’t see where Beauty went. The two talon tagging juvies flew around the north end of the Chase Tower and did not return. When I looked back up at the two on Midtown, I could only see Dot.ca. But I knew the juvie with the food was still up there because she continued to vocalize now and then.
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As I was leaving at 7:30 pm, Kathy texted that Shaky had arrived on the Broad St Bridge. I was sorry I had missed him.
In this last picture, I marked some of the Falcon Hotspots that we have mentioned in recent Watch Reports. Just to give you and idea of what we are seeing. This is our view, looking east, from the east end of the Broad St Bridge. From there you can see the Chase Tower, Midtown Plaza, B&L, and Xerox.
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Goodnight Everyone!
July 30th, 2013 at 9:06 PM
It’s really beautiful there, I love the photo of the hot spots you posted Carol. I particularly like that I don’t see reflective glass anywhere!
July 30th, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Thanks Kathy! We have always considered Rochester to be a Falcon Friendly City. I’ve helped out with Rhea Mae and Tiago’s Fledge Watch in Toronto, and honestly, all those tall buildings surrounding the Sheraton with their mirrored windows are really scary.
July 31st, 2013 at 7:40 PM
Yes Toronto is glass city and I don’t like it. I can’t imagine doing fledge down where Rhea Mae is, it’s a jungle of buildings down there. I have such respect for Linda and the fabulous crew down there that do it every year.