Morning watch 6-4-14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
Way less humid this morning as I headed out and 13 degrees cooler than yesterday at 60 (F) 16 (C) and back to sunshine
As I turned onto Broad St. from South Ave. to start my watch I spotted falcon watcher and mentor Dan sitting in his lawn chair on the south sidewalk of the Broad St. bridge (BSB). I also spotted Dot.Ca (DC) on cam 1.
Dan left soon after I arrived and I went to the hole parking lot to observe DC. He spotted something right down in front of Times Square (TSB) as I was taping him. You could see his eyes get very large just before he stooped on whatever it was he saw. DC returned seconds later empty taloned, coming to rest on cam 1 again.
A few minutes later DC flew northeast and I took off to look for him. On my way back to TSB-as I was stopped for a red light at Main and State St. I spotted a falcon fly to the nest box. I drove to the hole and just as I got there Beauty flew in with prey and landed on the deck by the main cam at 7:04am. Shortly after that DC flew out the nest box heading northeast and Beauty went in to feed their kids.
I took a quick trip north looking for DC but didn’t find him so I parked on the east end of the BSB where I was far enough away to see Beauty in the nest box feeding the eyasses.
I then went back to the hole as DC showed up and landed on the north side of the deck next to main cam. Beauty flew out with leftovers taking it to the base of Mercury and DC went in the nest box.
Beauty flew off to the northeast and ended up on cam 1 a few minutes later. I parked on Aqueduct St. (the hole) between the Thomson Reuters and Philippone buildings to share space with the Beautyful one.
10 minutes later DC showed up under the northeast wing of TSB. They both were doing some preening and Beauty did nap a little too as they watched over their family and territory.
I opted for ending my watch at around 8:15am smiling, therefore leaving our Rochester Peregrine Falcon family safe and sound!
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