Falcon Seen at Kodak Park this Evening – 4/15/14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Not much time to look for falcons tonight. It is so cold out there! My first stop was the BS location. No falcons seen or heard.
While I was there, my friend and fellow Falcon Watcher Kathy O texted that she had seen Dot.ca on OCSR while downtown and was now at Kodak Park on Lake Ave. She was watching an adult Peregrine Falcon on the south side of the smaller building just south of the taller Research Lab Bldg. This is where we have seen two recently.
By the time I got there, it was snowing. I parked behind Kathy and tried to get some decent pics of the falcon. Sorry to say lack of lighting and snow does not make for very good pictures. Oh, well.
About 15 minutes after I arrived, the falcon took off and flew over us vocalizing quite loudly. she (we believe a female based on size, but can’t be sure) turned back and landed on the roof of the building she just left. A few minutes later, she again vocalized and flew over us. This time she continued, heading southeast, heading directly towards the Seneca Tower Apts (ST) on the other side of the river. I lost sight of her behind the tree line, so I can’t tell for sure that’s where she ended up.
Kathy and I waited to see if she would return, but she didn’t.
You know the Rochester Falcon Watchers will be keeping an eye on this area!
Congratulations to Beauty and Dot.ca for the arrival of their 4th egg! WooHoo!
Here are some really bad pics that I took tonight.
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Plus a picture that Kathy took with her phone before I arrived.
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Goodnight everyone!
