Morning watch 9-22-14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
Chilly, damp, wet, windy start to the day with a temperature of 49 (F) 10 (C)
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Before I even left my apartment I was on watch this morning-as I was closing my bedroom window, 2 falcons flew by down near the tree tops heading south. So I grabbed my camera and binoculars and out the door I went. When I got out to Seth Green Drive and turned around I just got a couple shots off before a falcon which was on the roof railing near the northwest corner took off and flew south. I can’t say with any certainty who it was.
This falcon didn’t return after 5 minutes so I left for downtown as it started to lightly rain. When I got to the Broad St. Bridge a heavy misty rain was falling as I spotted Beauty over on the top ibeam of OCSR near the south corner. I went over to the Radisson Hotel near Main St. to be closer and I also checked the elevator shaft for Dot.Ca (DC)-he wasn’t there.
I left Beauty around 8am to look for DC as she turned her back to the world for a nap, protected for the most part from the misty wind driven rain. I found DC on the Kodak Office launchpad southeast corner-he was facing out and watching the area intently.
Even DC looked dark this morning. At 8:24am he spotted something to the southeast and took off fast heading that very direction.
I went that way myself and soon found out what he had seen-Beauty with FOOD! As I came up on the hole I spotted both of them on Mercury from Exchange Blvd. I pulled down Bank Place and parked where it meets Aqueduct St. The Beautyful one was on the base plucking feathers and DC was above on the money bag.
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For the next 10 minutes DC tried to act like he wasn’t interested in that food but when beauty wasn’t looking he would look down at her.
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Beauty finished eating, feaked and went up on the green part of the base before flying off-DC flew off after her at 8:50am.
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I found Beauty on the Wilder green strip but never did find DC again. Beauty was napping on and off so I left her to check the elevator shaft for DC from Bragdon Place.
As I drove up to St. Paul St. to leave there was a big beautiful Red-tail Hawk on the roof of the new RTS bus terminal. Of course, I had to stop for pics-they are my favorite hawk after all. He pooped and flew off after a few short minutes.
On my way home I checked Hawkeye and Seneca Towers-no luck at either of those locations. I ended my watch at 9:30am after a nice surprise at the and there with the hawk! 🙂
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September 22nd, 2014 at 9:52 PM
Do you think they are teasing you, flying by your window, MAK? The mystery falcon probably knows how bad we want to identify him! hahaha! Love the RTH! 🙂
September 23rd, 2014 at 5:59 AM
Oh, they’re teasing me for sure Patricia! lol 🙂