By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

After a long, hard day at work, I couldn’t wait to get out and see some Peregrines.  Even though it was lightly raining and cloudy, I was determined to see some falcons.

From my parking lot, I have a view of the north side and a little bit of the east of the buildings that KPF has been seen on.  When I got to my car, I took a look at her normal spots and saw she was there.

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I watched from my car for awhile, then decided to drive over to the south side of the buildings for a different view.  By the time I arrived at the parking lot we are allowed to watch from, she was gone!  That was about 4:00 pm.

My next stop was downtown Rochester to see if I could find Beauty and Dot.ca.  Just as I was approaching the west side of the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT) I spotted a falcon on the west side of the platform.  This falcon took off and quickly flew to the SE.  I got over to the Andrews St Bridge as quickly as traffic would allow and faced west, where I had a good view of the FCT in front of me and the OCSR on my left.  From there I could see that Beauty was on the east side of the platform on the FCT and Dot.ca was on the north side of the OCSR on the 3rd Ibeam down.

OK, that was 3 of the Rochester Falcons.  These two seemed to be quite content, so I decided to head to the BS location.  Would Pigott be there?  Although we have not seen her in over a week, the Rochester Watchers will continue to check out this location in case she returns.  Or maybe another Peregrine or two.  This location is a favorite with a Wintering pair of falcons that have stayed there in the past.  Joyce arrived while I was there and neither of us found any Pefas.

Back downtown, we found that Beauty was still on the FCT platform, but Dot.ca was gone from the OCSR.  I looked all over downtown and could not find him.  I did notice that there was a change on the Times Square Bldg.  The large corner marker that usually had TIMES SQUARE on it was replaced by WellCare Health Plans.  Interesting.

Well after 2 1/2 hours, it was time for me to head home.  I was really happy to see Beauty, Dot.ca and KPF, who I really hope we will be able to positively ID some day.  Would love to know who she is.

Here are a few more pictures from last Friday (9/27) that I did not have a chance to post.

Last Friday evening, I was joined by fellow watcher Barbara.  Dot.ca had spent a lot of time on top of Camera #4.  We spotted Beauty on what we call “Archer’s Nook”.  This was one of his favorite spots and Beauty seems to have taken it over.  I’ve seen her there quite a few times recently.

Dot.ca eventually came off of Camera #4 and flew around the building, finally settling on a small ledge behind her on the south side of the building.

It was cute how he would peak around the corner of the building to get a look at her.  🙂

Found this gorgeous little one on the ground next to the Blue Cross Arena.  Some kind of Yellow Warbler?  Looks like the reflective glass front of the building doomed yet another migrating songbird.  So sad.  I moved him to a grassy area in a nearby park.  Just didn’t want to see him lying on the ground like that.  Fly Free Little One.  🙁

One last image to leave you all with.  On my way home on Friday, I stopped at Kodak Park for a last look for KPF.  I had no luck finding her, but the sunset was amazing and I had to share.

There is so much beauty in this world of ours.  Enjoy it while you can and share it with everyone.

Thanks for reading my reports everyone.  Take care and goodnight.

Carol P.

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