Morning watch 11-17-14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
A dark snowy morning watch with a temperature of 34 (F) 1 (C)
It was tough to see the tops of some buildings with the snow coming down. I saw no falcons at Seneca Towers either before or after my downtown watch. I checked all the usual spots as I made the rounds a couple times this morning-the snow made it impossible to see up in the elevator shaft. Mercury had snow stuck to its back side and it was so dark out that I had to try a couple techniques to make it possible for you to see the snow on him.
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Finally, about an hour after arriving downtown I spotted a falcon on the 19th floor of Kodak Office (KO).
It was on the east side near the northeast corner with its back to me. I was able to ascertain that it was Beauty as I found a spot on State St. to view her from the side and I could see her salmon color through the snow.
After a while Beauty straightened up and covered with wet snow, she walked over to the corner.
The Beautyful one then walked back and then over to the corner again. Her tail looked pretty crusted with snow and/or ice which was making her walk funny.
Eventually she walked over to the north side and practically disappeared. I had a great view of the Frontier Communications tower as I left to look for DC. I had no luck in finding him and as I had an appointment to get to I left downtown with Beauty still up on the Kodak towers 19th floor. I ended my watch at 9:10am and I couldn’t help but smile as Beauty came out in the weather for me to share space with her! 🙂
Click on the links below to view a very short snippet movie and a snowy video of Beauty
November 18th, 2014 at 9:59 AM
Poor Beauty….Poor you!! Winter is here and I love that you get out there to show us our favorite falcons, but gee it looks brutal for all of you! As always, thank you MAK. (Hard to find smiles today.)
November 18th, 2014 at 10:09 AM
No problem June, it’s what I do! Today was not fun at the start-my car doors were frozen shut. I had to get my trunk open to get a screwdriver to pry my drivers side door open. Then I got downtown and the windows were frozen shut-they eventually opened after the car got warmed up enough to melt the ice. Sheesh! 🙂
November 18th, 2014 at 10:48 AM
You are a trooper!! It sure isn’t fun out in the bitter cold.Nice pictures though of B.and the snow falling.It is a nice site to see.Thanks again for your efforts.Diane
November 18th, 2014 at 11:46 AM
You’re welcome Diane-it was really hard to get any pics at all with that snow coming down. Glad I found her! 🙂
November 21st, 2014 at 5:50 PM
MAK, the photos of Mercury’s snowy backside are hilarious! 😀