An Absolutely Gorgeous Evening for a Falcon Watch – 6/8/12
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Date : 6/8/12 (Friday)
Time: 4:00 to 8:00 pm
Weather: Another beautiful day in Rochester, NY. Temps in the 70’s and sunshiny skies.
Watchers: Brian H, Larry O, Dana and Carol P.
Places: Downtown Rochester (Times Square Nestsite) (TS), Brighton Site (BS) and Kodak Park (KP)
Peregrines Seen: Beauty (at TSB), Dot.ca (at TSB), Pigott (at BS) and KPT or KP Tiercel (at KP)
Beauty = B (Adult Female at TSB)
Dot.ca = DC (Adult Male at TSB and BS)
Pigott = P (the female falcon formerly known as SA or Sub Adult at BS Location)
KP Tiercel = KPT (Male Sub-adult at Kodak Park/KP – Not ID’d yet, but black/black band)
Times Square Bldg = TSB
Brighton Site = BS
Broad St Bridge = BSB
Old Changing Scenes Restaurant = OCSR
Kodak Park aka Eastman Business Park = KP
First stop after work? The Brighton Site of course. Always love to find Pigott to make sure all is well with her. I found her on the north side center section of the building. She was sitting in the shade on a windowsill, preening. It was very quiet and all was well. Next stop, the Times Square Bldg (TSB) in downtown Rochester.
I met Brian H on the Broad St Bridge (BSB) and yes, he was barefoot. 😉 We enjoyed the sunshine and warmth and all the activity on the river below us. There weren’t any falcons to be seen, since Susan C & Ruth both verified that Beauty was in the nest box laying on the eggs. We checked the area for Dot.ca (DC), but we couldn’t find him. After close to two hours, I drove Brian back to his place and then drove back to the TSB to check one more time for D.C. No luck. I was just getting ready to head over to KP when Larry O pulled up behind me. We both headed over to KP to look for KPT. At 6:38 pm, Donna reported that there was a shift change on the eggs at the TSB. B out and D.C. in.
We arrived at KP around 6:30 pm. Larry only remained a short while, but I stayed, determined to see the KP Tiercel (KPT). Finally at 7:00 pm, I spotted KPT up on the chute that goes into the east stack. He may have been there the whole time! He took off and returned, landing on the center of the top chute. It looked like he was eating and I verified that he was with the scope. At 7:20 pm, he was finished eating and had a very full crop. I continued to watch him through the scope. This definitely was the young sub-adult Tiercel (male) with the black over black band. Way too far for me to get any details from the bands. At 7:30 pm, he took off and I lost him. I believe he went around to the north side of the building.
Dana joined me just after KPT left and we chatted for awhile before calling it a day. What a day it was, with all four Rochester Falcons seen and spending time with good friends too!
This weekend is going to be a warm one. Just perfect for going outside and keeping your eyes to the sky!
June 9th, 2012 at 1:58 AM
A good watch, and great report that all’s well, Carol P!
June 9th, 2012 at 7:14 AM
Thanks Barb!
June 9th, 2012 at 11:35 PM
A good report on a good watch. just catching up. If the KPT is staying around and settling in — as it seems – what are the chances he may have a lady friend keeping him company? Would a tiercel — even a young ‘un just hang around like this? Is he near where Unity and Archer encamped last year? Same stacks and chute? I know you will ID him!
June 10th, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Same area Margaret. Some of his perching areas are the same and some are different. He has not shown any interest in the old scrape with all the pigeon poop (smart) and I have yet to see him on the stills. He likes the east smoke stack and the chutes inbetween. We’ve seen him on the north side of the buildings also. The Watchers are keeping a very close eye on this location in case there is a 2nd falcon. No proof yet, but we’ll keep watching.