Saturday Afternoon Falcon Watch – All 3 Adults Rochester Falcons Accounted For – 9/7/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
(1:00 to 4:00 pm)
My first stop was the Hawkeye plant. After hearing that Larry O had seen a falcon there this morning I hoped to find one too. I circled the building, looking at all sides. No falcons found there.
It was time to head downtown to look for Beauty and Dot.ca. I found Beauty on the Frontier Communication Tower. She was on the NE box below the platform. Just as I found her, it started to rain, and continued to rain through most of my 3 hour Watch. It was in the mid-60’s (F). The weather people had forecast that it would go up to 77 degrees (F), but I don’t think it ever did.
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My view from City Hall Parking Lot.
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Beauty took off when I wasn’t looking, so I drove over to the Andrews St Bridge for a better look of the area. I found Dot.ca on OCSR on the north side top IBeam.
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After finding both Beauty and Dot.ca, it was time to see if Pigott was home at BS. She was on the south side of the building on the west end of the vent. Even in the rain, she was constantly scanning the surrounding area. Watching everything that moved.
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After spending some time with Pigott, I headed back downtown to find that Beauty and Dot.ca had not moved. Dot.ca was still on OCSR and Beauty was still on the Frontier Communication Tower.
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All three adult Rochester falcons were accounted for and doing well. But before I headed home, I stopped one last time at the Hawkeye plant. While checking the west side of the building, I found a juvie Red-tailed Hawk on one of the light poles on the Driving Park Bridge. While I was checking out Hawkeye, Larry O was downtown. He reported that Beauty and Dot.ca had not moved.
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I saw no falcons at Hawkeye, or did I? While I was checking things out from the east side, I noticed what appeared to be a dark shape in the nest box. From where I was I could not get a good look, so I took a picture. In the picture, I see something, but it just might be a shadow, due to the poor lighting. I’d like to think there was a falcon in there, but I highly doubt it. lol Here’s the picture I took before I ended my Watch.
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I’ll end my report with a picture of Pigott I took yesterday and some pictures of the juvie and adult Black-crowned Herons that were in the tree next to the library. Enjoy and Goodnight!
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