Morning watch 12-13-13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
We got a couple more inches of snow overnite-when I started out it was 22 degrees (F) -6 (C) and dark. The skies were overcast and it was snowing by the end of my watch
Once again this morning Beauty and Dot.Ca (DC) gave me a hard time trying to find them. In my early travels I took some festive pics to share.
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My first sighting was a small looking falcon flew over the hole and ended up under the northeast wing of the Times Square building around 7:38am. I was on my way back from checking Kodak Office (KO) when I saw it. After getting down to the hole I got one half way decent pic before it took off when I was examining the pic to decide who it was-I think it was DC.
I didn’t know which direction to go so I went to the east side first-20 minutes later as I came up on KO again I spotted Beauty on the south side arch below the launchpad.
10 minutes later as I was wiping the salt spray from a bus that whizzed by off my lens the Beautyful one left KO. I headed toward downtown and as I was stopped at the traffic light under the inner loop overpass on State St. I notices the wall mural.
At 8:10am I found Beauty and DC on the top ibeam southeast side of OCSR-he was eating. I started in the hole then moved to the Radisson Hotel by Main St. to observe.
DC stopped eating which prompted me to look over and see that Beauty had left so he was probably watching her (doing my job) fly off. After a minute or so he went back to eating and a few minutes later Beauty returned with some food of her own. I believe she had a leftover wing to eat while DC appeared to have a fresh meal.
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I left them to it and went over to Brighton to check for Pigott, arriving there about 9am. I didn’t know if she would be around since LarryO had been there a little while earlier and reported not seeing her. Thankfully she was home as I spotted her on a south facing top level floor on the northeast extension. Miss Pigott had her back to me the whole time I stayed turning her head to have a look see as she normally does.
I departed after 45 minutes or so as Pigott seemed quite settled. It had started snowing and as I got closer to downtown it picked up in intensity. I had to go over by the Radisson Hotel in order to see if there was a falcon on the top ibeam southeast side of OCSR-there was and her name is Beauty!
I didn’t see DC around so I chose to end my watch at 10am. Having seen all 3 Rochester Peregrine Falcons sent me on my way with a smile! 🙂
I have several videos today of which I have provided links for-just click and view
http://youtu.be/2V1ouUOIGBk
http://youtu.be/GgRzhIwdyBU
http://youtu.be/byfI0fY_v-Q
http://youtu.be/DJNt6csuOUM
