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Sunday Falcon Watch – 12/1/13 – All 3 Rochester Falcons Seen Plus a Snowy!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

What a damp, dreary, gloomy day to end my Thanksgiving break.  Oh, well, seeing Beauty, Dot.ca, Pigott and a Snowy Owl brightened it up considerably!

I’ll start out with a little non-falcon reporting.  My watch was in two parts today.  My morning watch was all about the lake shore, where I looked for Billy, but was unable to find her.  I stopped at Charlotte and spotted Dana walking back from the pier.  She told me that there was a Snowy Owl at the end of the Summerville Pier.  I headed out on the Charlotte Pier, which is directly across from the Summerville Pier.  The pier was covered in ice and was very treacherous.  Walk like a penguin!  I got out about 3/4’s of the way and was able to see the Snowy at the end of the other pier.  It was well worth the walk to see this gorgeous bird.  I didn’t stay too long and on the way back I saw quite a few different ducks.

My afternoon watch was all about finding the Rochester Falcons.  It was raining pretty steadily by then.  At the BS location, I found Dot.ca flying around clutching prey in his talon.  He finally settled on the northwest corner of the northwest extension and ate his meal.  Pigott was home as well.  She was on a west facing window near the cubby.

Dot.ca Takes Off With Prey at BS 12-1-13Dot.ca at BS 12-1-13Pigott at BS 12-1-13*

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I left Dot.ca and Pigott at BS to go downtown to look for Beauty.  It didn’t take me long to find Beauty on the north side of OCSR on the top IBeam.  She was busy preening in the rain.

Beauty on OCSR Preening 12-1-13*

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So my quick afternoon watch was a success.  All three Rochester Falcons found!

I’ll leave you with a few pics from my morning watch.  Remember to click on any pics you would like to see larger.  Good Day!

Summerville Pier Seen from Charlotte Pier 12-1-13Ice Covered Charlotte Pier 12-1-13Snowy Owl on Summerville Pier 12-1-13*

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Long Tail Duck Female 12-1-13Common Mergansers Male - Female 12-1-13Mallard on Ice at Charlotte 12-1-13

8 Responses to “Sunday Falcon Watch – 12/1/13 – All 3 Rochester Falcons Seen Plus a Snowy!”

  1. Maureen in MA Says:

    Awesome pictures, especially the frozen dock and the owl. Very cool!!

  2. Carol P. Says:

    Thanks Maureen! 🙂

  3. patsy6 Says:

    Thanks so much for the owl photo, Carol! I saw her, but my camera’s battery died. By the time it was charged again, she had left.

  4. WLABarb Says:

    You scored big today, Carol! Great shots of the resident falcons and ducks. What great fortune to have seen, and photographed, that handsome Snowy Owl!!! Thank you for your report. Pat, I hate it when that happens;^) Maybe Santa will slip a spare charged camera battery into your Christmas stocking this year!

  5. kathy from toronto Says:

    That snowy owl is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

  6. bc Says:

    Beautiful owl Thanks Carol

  7. carla Says:

    Thanks Carol , great day you had. Great pics , love the one from the snowy owl .

  8. Carol P. Says:

    Thanks so much for the nice comments Maureen, Pat, Barb, Kathy, bc and Carla!


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