Saturday Evening Falcon Watch – B&DC Stick Together – 9/13/14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
A flock of Rochester Falcon Watchers met at the Genesee Brewery to wrap up a successful 2014 Fledge Watch. The Watchers that were able to attend today were, Larry O, Susan C, Shaky, Carrie, Joyce, Jeanne, Pat, Dan and Carol P. A toast was given to a successful fledge by our four young falcons, Tesh, Nettie, Nor’Easter and Mercury and we fondly remembered the three Rochester Falcons we lost this year, Ranger, Voyager and Luzerne.
Before going into the brewery, Larry, Carrie, Shaky and I met on the pedestrian bridge. It was very chilly and windy, but the High Falls and Genesee River Gorge is such a beautiful place to visit. Greentopia was set up at the west end of the bridge, so lots of folks were out. A Great Blue Heron flew down the east side of the river heading north and landed in a tree.
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After dinner, Joyce and I met Kathy O downtown. Joyce found both Beauty and Dot.ca on the south side green strip of the Wilder Bldg. They were just a few feet apart. Beauty is on the right and Dot.ca on the left.
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There was some vocalization between them before Beauty walked to the end of the green strip and then took off heading east. Dot.ca soon followed. We found them both on the base of the Mercury statue.
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We ended our watch at 7:30 pm, when it started to get dark, leaving both Beauty and Dot.ca on the base of Mercury. It’s so nice seeing them spend so much time together. Goodnight everyone!
September 13th, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Hope you all had fun. Wish we lived closer so we could have come !!!
September 13th, 2014 at 10:56 PM
We would have loved having you join us Lynne! 🙂
September 13th, 2014 at 11:05 PM
What a great year it’s been! Thanks so much to all the fledge watchers for looking out for our fledglings, keeping them safe before they left on their life journeys. Thanks, Carol and MAK, for not only getting out on watches but also for sharing your wonderful videos, pictures and reports with us and thanks, Shaky, for keeping the Forum and cameras running, trouble shooting whenever it was needed. Kudos to all!
September 14th, 2014 at 5:49 AM
A year worth celebrating! I am sure you all had a fine time! Slainte!
September 14th, 2014 at 5:50 AM
And… what Kris G says!!! Well done, all!!
September 14th, 2014 at 9:38 AM
Couldn’t have said it any better, Kris-thanks to all! After a sad day yesterday for me, these pics of Beauty & DC really made me smile 😀
September 14th, 2014 at 10:02 AM
Maybe with Ms P out of the picture (and what a pleasure that is, knowing her alive, well and with a partner, family, and scrape of her own) DC will be less likely to roam this winter and continue to grace the skies over Rochester in harmony with Beauty.
September 14th, 2014 at 2:50 PM
Thank you everyone for a great season.
MAK & Carol for the great watch reports and to everyone for making me feel welcome when I visited in June. I wish our four young falcons long healthy lives and much happiness to Beauty and DC.
May they grace the skies of Rochester for many years to come.
September 14th, 2014 at 9:29 PM
Thanks all for the nice comments about the watchers and a successful 2014 fledge watch. I cannot say enough about my fellow watchers who put in countless hours keeping an eye on our Rochester Falcons. They are a great bunch of caring folks! 🙂
September 15th, 2014 at 8:59 AM
Carol,
Thanks for the wrap-up.
Larry
September 15th, 2014 at 10:07 AM
and thank you Larry for pulling it all together! 🙂