Morning Falcon Watch 12-3-15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
Another dismal day in Rochester with scattered showers and overcast skies and a temperature of 38 (F) 3 (C)
Parked at the north end of Seneca Towers (ST) again, when I looked up I found Seth in his spot on the north window ledge and Billie on the northwest corner with her back to me.
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I set out for East Ridge Rd. for a better look and found Seth had flown over to join Billie-he was on the railing above her. Seth soon flew off at 7:31am as Billie watched him and then she followed as they went toward the south end of ST.
I spotted them on the tall antenna at the south end of the building as I drove south on St. Paul St. I made a U-turn to check them out as Seth was on the tippy top and she was below him on her favorite spot on that particular antenna.
Seth looked down at his girl a couple times then took off while I was watching Billie. She then took off and they disappeared to the northwest together.
I left for downtown at that point and when I pulled over on the Andrews St. bridge I spotted Dot.ca (DC) over on the southeast wing ring at the very top of Times Square at 7:52am.
I drove to Aqueduct St. in the hole to observe him but he was gone when I got there. Instead, I found Beauty on the top I-beam southeast side of OCSR near the west corner.
From there I left to check the elevator shaft from the Radisson Hotel by Main St. DC wasn’t up there and I had Beauty’s back to me so I moved on.
As I stopped on Bragdon St. at the other end of the Radisson I saw DC fly from the green strip on the Ellwanger & Barry building. He headed north then doubled back heading south then I lost sight of him behind Crossroads and never found him again. I returned to the hole and shared space with the Beautyful one for a few more minutes as it started raining.
I left downtown around 8:30am and was unsuccessful in finding any falcons at the Medley Centre or Seneca Towers. I ended my watch at 9:10am smiling from seeing our 4 resident Peregrine Falcons! 🙂
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