By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

It was like a sauna when I stepped out today with overcast conditions, a temperature of 71 (F) 22 (C) and high humidity

Last night (Monday) around 4:15pm I checked for falcons from the west balcony of my 16th floor of Seneca Towers (ST). I spotted a juvie as I looked down at the tree tops below me in Seth Green Park. It flew straight up toward the heavens out of view. I went back to my apartment after it didn’t return.

Half hour later a juvie flew past my living room window so back out to the west balcony I went. From there I witnessed the juvie fly to the bridge and go to several different spots and barely touch down then off again. It went under the middle arch of the bridge a couple times and eventually disappeared to the north. I believe he was looking for cached food. Later in the evening I found what I believe was an osprey up river in a tree on the west bank of the gorge.

The moment I set foot on the west balcony this morning I heard the distinct sound of a juvie whining. Before I had time to get my camera out of the case and turned on a juvie came flying out from the south end of the building. He flew back toward the east out of view and all went quiet.

I then went down to my car to check the perimeter of the building. As I was parking on Seth Green Drive I spotted a juvie on the west side railing near the northwest corner then off when I stopped the car. He flew around squawking the whole time and landed on the west side railing below the refuse shoot then off to the southeast corner of the building and quickly off again to land on the south end of the building below the tall antenna.

I believe this juvie was Sellie-5 minutes later he quietly flew off to the east and never returned.

I left for downtown at 6:45am and drove around in search of falcons for an hour before finding a falcon on the jail tower as I was pulled over on the Broad St. bridge (BSB). It had its back to me and looked like Beauty.

I drove to Troup St. for a better look  and to my pleasant surprise found that it was in fact, a juvie. I’m pretty sure it was Cadence as she resembles her mother and has fooled me in the past thinking I was looking at the Beautyful one.

She flew off while I was tweeting my findings and I was not able to find her or any other falcons again thus ending my watch at 8:30am. It’s slim pickings these days for us falcon watchers but as I had an all juvie watch today I’m still smiling! 🙂

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