By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Foggy, hazy, humid overcast were the conditions for this mornings watch with a temperature of 69 (F) 21 (C)

The dark conditions are making the falcons look dark-even Mr. Whiteness himself (Dot.ca) isn’t looking all that white the last couple days. That being said I was fooled into thinking I was looking at Billie on the north end top window of Seneca Towers when I started out this morning. It turned out to be Seth on the wrong end of the window to further mess me up.

I drove out to my spot on Seth Green Drive where I spotted Billie on the west side railing. I’ve not seen a ST juvie in a few days so I suppose they’ve left the area. It could have been one of them at the Medley Center the other day with Big Frank but since they aren’t banded there’s no way of saying for sure.

Buffalo Billie flew off at 6:56am going down the face of the west side around the south end then north. I have a feeling she went to the back of the building to join Seth. I opted to go downtown at that time.

It wasn’t until my second trip around downtown that I found Dot.ca (DC) on the northeast corner of the playpen netting of Kodak Office at 7:20am. I parked at Brown and State St. as he was facing north.

DC flew off a few minutes later then landed on the southeast corner of the launchpad. He looked to be in hunt mode with a depleted crop.

He was facing south so I went down to Platt and State St. to watch him. DC didn’t stay long before he was flying off to the northeast rather nonchalantly.

I left when DC didn’t return and after checking the Times Square area to no avail from the Broad St. bridge I turned my attention to the river below. Among the usual suspects was a Great Blue Heron walking in the shallow water near the Rundell Library. Unfortunately, no place is safe from littering humans as the remnants of a beer party were on the flats.

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I made a couple more unsuccessful trips around downtown then headed for the Medley Centre in Irondequoit. Arriving around 8:30am I found Little Big Frank (BF)on the roof top vent cap where the carousel is housed-he was in hunt mode.

BF stretched his neck way up a few times as he was zeroing in on prey, then he would turn and crouch down, and back to his original position facing me. One time as a pigeon landed on the lower end of the roof below him he strteched out his wings and I thought he would go but then he settled back down.

BF flew northwest then doubled back and ended up on the roof peak further to the east from the carousel roof peak. I found him there when I drove around to the north side of the mall parking lot.

BF decided to take off while I wasn’t looking and I didn’t see him again. I ended my watch at falcon-less Seneca Towers  at 9:45am.  There wasn’t a whole lot of action today but of course just seeing falcons is enough to make me smile! 🙂

Click on the links below to see today’s videos

http://youtu.be/7nqARftwDOc

http://youtu.be/FcOdWxcSR_s

http://youtu.be/i7lyct0iLi8

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