By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

The temperature was 42(F) 6(C) when I left Seneca Towers this morning with overcast skies and a bit of a breeze

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I had a heck of a time finding Beauty and Dot.ca (DC) this morning because while I was looking on buildings for them they were in the nest box bowing and bonding. As I was on the Andrews St. bridge I got reports from Donna and CarolP that they had been there and that Beauty was still there. Thanks ladies! They’re switching up their morning routine at a faster pace than I am prepared for-I have to get in courtship mode too after a LONG lazy winter! The chase is on!!! I left to check things out-first I saw Beauty at the nest box from the Broad St. Bridge (BSB).

Soon after the Beautyful one spotted DC coming in with a food gift and she was out and up to the northeast wing ledge where DC had landed with fresh prey and was calling to her. He didn’t hand it over easily as there was a little tug of war but she ended up with it and then while I watched DC fly off Beauty disappeared.

I went down to the hole on Basin St. after DC returned and landed on cam 1 around 8am. He kept looking up toward the northeast ledge so I thought maybe Beauty was up there on the back of the ledge where I couldn’t see her eating. I started to tape him but he flew off as I was zooming up to him. DC flew to the northeast wing ledge before going over to the metal between the north and southeast wings briefly then he flew north.

I headed north myself and found both Beauty and DC on Kodak Office-she was on the cupola and he was below her on the southeast corner of the launchpad.

While I was tweeting their whereabouts they left. I went back to the hole after finding Beauty under the northeast wing of Times Square with her back to me. I shared space with Beauty until 9am at which time I left for Seneca Towers (ST) to see if I could catch Billie and 99 at home.

I didn’t see DC as I made my way out of downtown so he may have been somewhere eating, and I didn’t find the ST pair either. I ended a fast and furious morning watch that kept me on the move and smiling! 🙂

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http://youtu.be/-OUeYAxzWJ4

http://youtu.be/Us1zUPdOVoU

http://youtu.be/LJPPMZUtBQY

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