By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Another lovely late summer day here in Rochester, NY.  I got a late start, arriving downtown at about 6:15 pm.  That gave me a little over an hour before the sun set.

I traveled all over downtown and had no luck finding any falcons.  Aqueduct St aka “the hole” was being torn up tonight. Large, deep holes were appearing in “the hole”.  🙂

While I was watching the night crew working, I looked up in time to see a fast flying falcon pass overhead.  It was heading southeast, towards Xerox.  By the time I arrived at Xerox, Beauty had settled on the south side, fifth column in from the southeast corner.  Her normal nighttime spot.  For whatever reason, she loves that spot.  Must give her a great view.

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I headed back to the Broad St Bridge (BSB).  From there I could see Dot.ca on the south side of the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT) platform.  It was very busy over by City Hall, but I found a spot to park my car, where I could watch Dot.ca from.

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Dot.ca was definitely in hunt mode, watching everything, head moving constantly.  He took off and stooped towards the northwest.

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I waited to see if he would return.  When he didn’t, I headed back over to Xerox and found Beauty in the same spot I had left her earlier.  Larry O was out for a walk with Harold downtown, but I missed seeing them.  Back to the Broad St Bridge.  I again checked out the surrounding area and found Dot.ca back on the Frontier Communication Tower.  This time he was up on the top arm.

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Back to City Hall.  Dot.ca was still in hunt mode, head swiveling back and forth, up and down.  He took off, again heading northwest.

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I found Dot.ca on Kodak Office on the southeast corner of the launchpad.  The big “KODAK” letters were lit and I was losing light quickly.  My old Kodak digital camera doesn’t do well in low light, but I decided to take some pics to share with everyone anyway.  Sorry for the poor quality.

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At 7:30 pm, the sun had just about set and I ended my watch.  I left Dot.ca to his hunt, hoping that he would be successful.

Goodnight everyone!

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