By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

The sun came out briefly with a temperature of 43 (F) 6 (C)

I got fooled this morning as Billie and Seth mixed it up on me. She was in Seth’s normal spot on the north window ledge and he was on the west side railing showing some leg. His right leg, as a matter of fact, and showing the yellow tape that is still on that leg band.

I left them as they were to head downtown and maybe find Dot.ca (DC) since I hadn’t seen him in 2 days. As luck would have it, he was on the top I-beam southeast side of OCSR near the elevator shaft. He had obviously just finished eating as he was feaking and had a full crop.

DC took off out over the river at 7:49am, made a U-turn and went up inside the elevator shaft on the north side ledge. Luckily, I was parked at the Radisson Hotel by Main St. so I had a front row seat to see it.

DC quickly walked to the back of the ledge and got settled in his man cave for what I’m sure was a long rest to digest. Larry reported no falcon seen this morning at the Brighton site after seeing one there the last 2 days. I find it interesting that I didn’t see DC the last 2 days but did this morning. Me thinks he may be hunting and eating over there as he has been known to do in the past.

I left him to do his thing and went searching for the Beautyful one. I found her while pulled over on Woodbury Blvd. She was on the her favorite column on the south side of Xerox-the fifth one from the southeast corner. She pooped just as I arrived.

I drove over to Chestnut St. to get a little closer, although her back side was facing me from there the back lighting was much better as the sun came out for about a minute.

Beauty spread her wings and took off at 8:13am heading south over the river. I never found her again as I looked via South Ave. I did find a shop all decked out with ornaments and lights.

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The only sighting I had at the Medley Centre was that of what I believe was a juvenile Great Black-backed gull that managed to keep a slice of pizza for himself in the north side parking lot.

I had to be somewhere so I ended my watch with a smile at 9am after having seen 4 Rochester Peregrine Falcons! 🙂

Click on the link below  to see today’s snippet video

https://youtu.be/9VozlzUI1Uc

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