Morning watch 5-27-14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
Today the starting temperature was 66 warm degrees (F)Â 19 (C) with a breeze and partly cloudy skies
Beauty was with the eyasses in the nest box when I left for downtown. I got a tweet from Annette (TY) that she was feeding them as I arrived on the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) at 6:15am. Dot.Ca (DC) was on the Mercury money bag (MMB) so I assume he delivered food to Beauty.
DC left Mercury when I wasn’t looking and ended up under the northeast wing of the Times Square building (TSB). I went to the hole parking lot to watch.
At 6:33am DC flew off going into a rocket fast stoop toward the Blue Cross Arena (BCA) where I lost him behind the Philippone building. He soon resurfaced with a catch and flew to the deck by the main cam with it and started pulling out feathers.
Beauty flew out a couple minutes later and landed on the base of Mercury while DC went into the nest box.
The Beautyful one didn’t stay long before flying over to cam 1 to supervise DC with their kids. She napped more than she supervised. lol
She was a regular sleeping Beauty up there on cam 1. DC flew out and over to the MMB around 6:45am. I was parked next to the BCA on Exchange Blvd. so I could see both Beauty on cam 1 and DC on Mercury. Beauty woke up long enough to do some stretching.
DebbieH stopped by to share space with the falcons and I and at 7:27am DC flew to the main cam and now we had both parents watching closely over their family.
After Debbie left for work I went over to the hole, Beauty flew down to the nest box while I was tweeting as reported top me by Donna. She also said the kids were running around in the nest box as dad DC watched from the main cam. Thanks! I think DC was trying to direct his family as he did a bunch of hand signals.
Beauty flew out of the nest box at 8:07am flying right over my head and out of view on her way to the OCSR building. I found her on the top ibeam west corner with her back to me. DC flew down to the nest box a minute later.
I drove to State St. across from the Rochester Plaza Hotel to see Beauty from the front as she preened, stretched and roused.
At just about 8:45am Beauty flew northwest and I opted to end my watch.
Tomorrow I will be going to Toronto with Joyce for the Quest and O’Connor site bandings so I won’t be doing a morning watch. You know the only thing that would keep me from a morning watch is a falcon watch elsewhere or leaving town! lol I was very happy to spend some time watching Beauty today as she hasn’t been out from the nest box in the morning since the eggs hatched but for only a glimpse-this made me smile! 🙂
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May 27th, 2014 at 4:05 PM
I should say, I did hear and see one of them flying, but that was it.
May 27th, 2014 at 8:33 PM
Thanks Pat! Just to let you and others in the loop about the Seneca Towers Falcons. June Summers from Genesee Valley Audubon Society has asked that we not report on where they may be nesting if we feel that they are in fact nesting some where. This is to protect them from people that like to steal eggs and/or young falcons. So mum’s the word! 🙂
May 28th, 2014 at 9:15 AM
Oh, for crying out loud!
May 28th, 2014 at 10:03 AM
Some of these areas are unsecure Alison. It’s for the protection of the falcons.
May 28th, 2014 at 7:10 PM
What is the point of giving them names if we are not going to talk about them….
May 28th, 2014 at 10:46 PM
I agree Alison! 🙂
May 29th, 2014 at 12:21 AM
People steal eggs? And young falcons? Honestly, what in the world is wrong with some people?!?
*Beth goes on a grumbling, un-repeatable rant over the ignorance of some people*
May 29th, 2014 at 7:53 AM
Yes Beth. It happens more than we know. Sadly.
This is the same situation we had with Pigott and the BS location, which was also an unsecure building.
May 29th, 2014 at 9:33 AM
And don’t forget IBB Carol-can’t report on those falcons either because it’s an unsecure site. Beth and Alison, we share your frustration! I have opinions on all of this of which I can’t post or they would be deleted as has happened in the past. I will however, say that it is in the best interest of the falcons, and after all, that is why we watchers look out for them in the first place! 🙂
May 29th, 2014 at 10:05 AM
Keeping the falcons safe is our first priority! 🙂
May 29th, 2014 at 10:50 PM
I’m always in trouble, give me a dunce cap!!