Fledge watch 8-18-14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
It was a fine morning for a falcon watch with mostly sunny skies and a starting temperature of 58 (F) 13 (C)
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I checked the east side last this morning finding Beauty on the south side of HSBC-I parked on Chestnut St. and sat on a bench in Martin Luther King Jr. Park (formerly Manhattan Square Park) to watch her. The first 10 minutes I spent looking at her back and while she preened. Then she walked down the ledge to pick at a small bit of food.
After the Beautyful one was done with her scraps she went up to the bottom of the roof railing before flying over to the southeast corner.
I shared space with her for the better part of an hour as she preened,pooped(twice), stretched ,scratched and roused. There was a pretty bed of flowers in the park that caught my eye.
Just before the 8 o’clock hour Beauty flew west out of view behind buildings. I caught up with her on the Kodak Office tower (KO)-she was on the southeast corner of the launchpad and she was vocalizing. Soon after I heard the distinct sound of Dot.Ca (DC ) chirping and then they were both in the air. He landed on the southeast corner of the 20th floor and she on the south side just a few feet from him.
A few minutes later Beauty flew off to land on the northeast corner of the 20th floor opposite from DC. There was a lot of whining and chirping happening as they stayed this way for the next half hour. Beauty got some napping in and DC preened and kept an eye on the territory.
Around 8:45am DC flew toward the High Falls going fast and getting lower and lower as he went out of sight quickly. He never returned and Beauty stayed where she was catching a few winks. No juvie sightings today-tomorrow’s another day.
I ended my watch at 9am smiling as I spent most of 3 hours looking at Rochester Peregrine Falcons! 🙂
Click on the links below to check out my videos from today
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http://youtu.be/tL91q3gQCaA
http://youtu.be/ZoiiEDuEvg8
http://youtu.be/4j0GwdwDsHM
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