Tuesday Afternoon Falcon Watch – Saw Pigott and Dot.ca Today – 11/5/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
I was able to get out earlier for a watch today and what an absolutely gorgeous fall day it was. Temps in the 50’s with brilliant sunshine and blue sky. Clouds moved in pretty quickly but I was happy to have seen the sun, at least for a short while. I wasn’t the only one enjoying the warmer temperatures. There were lots and lots of lady bugs out and about!
A little after 11:00 am, I was able to do a quick check of the BS location. Pigott was on the NW corner of the NE extension. By the time I approached the building, she was gone, but she hadn’t gone far. Pigott had settled on a top window on the north side of the building above the main entrance.
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After lunch, I went back out. My route started at Latta Rd, then Russell station. No falcons at either location, but I did find a very dark colored Red-tail Hawk hunting on the north side of Russell Station.
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Onward to check the Charlotte/Summerville area. No luck there either, but lots of Ring-billed Gulls had gathered.
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My next stops were Seneca Towers and Hawkeye. Both locations were falcon-free.
While I was on my way downtown, MAK reported that both Dot.ca and Pigott were at the BS location, so I searched downtown looking for Beauty. I could not find her anywhere. I even looked up into the OCSR elevator shaft. Lots of window washers were out on multiple buildings, including OCSR. I headed out to the BS location and found Pigott on the NE corner of the NE extension. Dot.ca was gone.
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Time to reverse my route. First downtown. I could not find Beauty again, but I did find Dot.ca on the Kodak Tower, NE corner of the launchpad.
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I left DC at Kodak Office and rechecked all the areas that I had checked at the start of my watch. Still no luck finding Billy or the Latta Rd Falcon.
Due to the change in time, I will not have much time to look for falcons after work. It gets darker so much quicker now, but I’ll do the best I can. Goodnight everyone!
