Thursday Late Afternoon/Evening Falcon Watch – Three Falcons Downtown ~ Juvie Found at ST – 10/3/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
3:50 pm – 7:15 pm
A warm day near 70 degrees (F), but by the time I started my Watch the clouds were moving in. As I type this, it is pouring out!
My first stops were the Seneca Towers (ST) and Hawkeye plant (HE). No falcons seen at either location. I made my way through the downtown area and ended up on the east end of the Broad St Bridge (BSB), looking directly into the sun. There was a falcon on the Times Square Bldg (TSB) on the ledge at the base of the NE wing. I later determined that this was Dot.ca.
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Dot.ca stooped to the north side of the TSB. A couple minutes later, he returned to the ledge at the base of the SE wing. DC was hunched over looking at something approaching the building. A 2nd falcon flew over the TSB heading south to north. At first I thought it was Beauty, but what happened next told me it wasn’t. After the 2nd falcon passed the TSB, DC took off and I got a quick glimpse of him stooping on the other falcon before I lost sight of them behind the buildings. I waited to see if they would reappear, but they didn’t.
I checked out the area and found Beauty on the jail communication tower, looking north, the same direction the other two had headed. This was when I knew for sure there had been a 3rd falcon downtown.
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I then found Dot.ca on the top arm of the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT).
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DC didn’t stay on FCT long. While I was watching Beauty, he took off.
Fellow Watchers Joyce and Brian H had checked on Pigott at BS. They found her on the south side of the building on the vent. They then reported that they had found the juvie falcon at Seneca Towers. She was flying around a bit and Joyce reported that they thought she was hunting.
Meanwhile, I headed over to the Frontier Comm Tower, hoping to find Dot.ca. From there, I could see a falcon on the Kodak Tower, SE corner of the launchpad. So, that’s where I headed.
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From Mill St, on the east side of the tower, I could see that it was Dot.ca up there, and he was looking north. I never found the 3rd falcon. So, hopefully, DC just escorted it out of his territory.
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Larry O joined me on Mill St just as Dot.ca took off and headed back towards the downtown area, southeast.
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We both drove around downtown, but neither of us could find Dot.ca or Beauty. I even checked up inside the OCSR elevator shaft twice tonight.
As the sun was setting, I drove over to the BS location to see if I could find Pigott. I circled the building twice and could not find her. Kathy O joined Joyce and Brian at ST and was able to see the juvie before it left.
I returned downtown and checked out the downtown area one more time, but again could not find Beauty or Dot.ca. It was time for me to head home as it was already getting dark at 7:15 pm.
I’ll leave you with some pictures I took during my Watch today. Goodnight everyone!
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Most importantly, I found the Mt Hope Cemetery Zombie Station. With Halloween approaching, it’s good to know where it is located! lol
