Wednesday Falcon Watch at East End of Kodak Park – An Adult & a Juvie Falcon – 4/16/14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
On Wednesday afternoon, Dana and I kept watch over two Peregrine Falcons at the east end of Kodak Park. One was an unbanded adult and one was a banded juvenile with a black over green band. We could not positively ID the juvie as Billy, but there is a good chance it was her.
The juvie did a lot of wailing vocalization. The adult would fly to and land near the juvie and sometimes chase her. Both Dana and I were puzzled by the behavior. We wondered if this was an adult female with a juvenile female? They did seem to be close in size.
There have been multiple reports of an adult and juvie Peregrines hanging out on nearby Seneca Tower apts since Wednesday. Today, Brian H texted that he also thought it might be two females.
There is always something new to learn about the behavior of these fascinating birds!
Here are some pictures of the two falcons at the east end of Kodak Park we saw on Wednesday.
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April 21st, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Thanks for posting all these pics. I was trying to figure out where to look at KPLA. Since the adult is not nesting, maybe these two are just hanging together. Saw the juvie vocalize as well, but not the adult.
April 21st, 2014 at 12:11 PM
I don’t care where they hang as long as it’s not downtown! With the exception of Pigott going missing we’ve had pretty much no drama this season and I’d like to see that continue. 🙂
April 21st, 2014 at 3:02 PM
You’re welcome Joyce. Sorry I wasn’t able to post them earlier. My life is pretty much crazy right now.
I think it goes without saying that we all hope that the peace continues with our downtown pair. 🙂