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Falcon Watch Catch-up! (2/17, 2/23, 2/24, 3/3/18)

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Yet another winter storm is hitting the east coast.  Thankfully we won’t be getting too much snow here from this storm.  But others are being hit hard.  Keep safe and warm everyone!

Now that watchers have witnessed Beauty and Dot.ca mating on the Frontier Communication tower, we can officially say, let the season begin!  Our dynamic duo have also been seen over at the Times Square nest box.  They have been quite busy over there, digging out a very large scrape.  Last year, Beauty laid her first egg on March 23rd.

A few of the Rochester Watchers have been out, keeping an eye on the Rochester Falcons.  Both pairs have been seen over the winter months; Beauty & Dot.ca and Billie and Seth.

Here are a few pictures from my Winter Watches over the past month.  Enjoy!

*Please click on any pictures to enlarge them.*

2/17/18 (Billie and Seth at Seneca Towers – From Maplewood Park.)

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2/17/18 (Beauty and Dot.ca on the Kodak Tower.)

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2/23/18 (Beauty and Dot.ca on OCSR, Mercury, Wilder and Powers Bldg.)

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2/24/18 (Beauty on Frontier Communication Tower, just after mating with Dot.ca.)

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3/3/18 (Dot.ca in the Times Square Bldg nest box.)

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6 Responses to “Falcon Watch Catch-up! (2/17, 2/23, 2/24, 3/3/18)”

  1. Anna Says:

    Hi Carol,
    sorry for asking you here, but I’m translating Helen Macdonald’s Falcon into Italian and I was wondering what the term “Bathrobe Brigade” means in the context of Kodak’s Birdcam. Can you help me understand?

    Thank you in advance!
    Anna

    P.S. Wonderful, touching pics!

  2. Carol P. Says:

    Hello Anna! The Bathrobe Brigade was a name given to a very dedicated group of falcon watchers that would get up very early in the morning to watch the falcons on the Kodak Birdcam. They were from Rochester and all around the world. There was a chatroom set up on Kodak’s website that was very popular. This was during the Mariah and Kaver days. There are a few of the original Bathrobe Brigaders still around. 🙂

  3. Carol P. Says:

    Thanks Anna. I’ll have to check my library to see if they have this book. It looks very interesting. Does Helen mention the Bathrobe Brigade?

  4. Diane Bennett Says:

    Thanks for the pictures Carol.Always a treat seeing the falcons.

  5. Diane Bennett Says:

    Thanks for the pictures Carol.Always a treat seeing the falcons.

  6. Carol P. Says:

    You’re very welcome Diane! 🙂


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