By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

I was out and checking for the KP falcon at 3:45 pm.  I looked over the north and east side of they buildings.  I drove around to the south side.  No Peregrine seen today.  It is really hit or miss at Kodak Park.  Today was a miss.  Ah, well.  Onward.  Downtown Rochester was next.

At approximately 4:10 pm, I arrived downtown.  I immediately found a falcon on the top arm of the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT).  After checking to make sure there wasn’t a 2nd falcon there, I headed over to the Andrews St Bridge (ASB) for a wider view. There were no other falcons on FCT, but there were men working on the roof of the OCSR building that our falcons favored.

After checking out all the buildings in this area, next stop the Broad St Bridge (BSB).  I found a spot on the bridge where I could keep an eye on the falcon on the FCT.  From here I was able to see a Peregrine assumed to be Dot.ca about half way down on the jail communication tower.  I could see two falcons now from the BSB.  At 5:40 pm, fellow Watcher Debbie H joined me for a little while.  I loaned her my binocs so she could get a good view of both Beauty and Dot.ca.  After Debbie left, so did B and DC.  lol  Now I had no falcons in view.  Gotta love these sneak Peregrine Falcons.  🙂

Sights from the Broad St Bridge.

There were lots of birds on Mercury, but they weren’t falcons.  The Starlings had taken over.

Flocks of Pigeons flying back and forth in front of the Freddie/Sue Bridge.

Beautiful colors above the jail communication tower.

This Pigeon? was on the building just to the south of the FCT.  This is the exact spot that Beauty uses to bathe.  I saw this bird from the ASB and thought, due to the coloring, that it was a falcon.  I drove over to check it out and I guess it’s a Pigeon, but it didn’t really look like the Rock Doves I was used to seeing.  Something was different.  Carazzy!  Any thoughts?  I know, it’s a Pigeon.  Hahaha!

While I was studying the Carazzy Pigeon, a falcon flew in and landed on the FCT.  It was Dot.ca.  Checking out the rest of the tower I spotted Beauty a little lower and she had prey that she was plucking.  Dot.ca seemed to be just sitting above her, watching her patiently.  Waiting for maybe just a nibble.  After awhile Beauty took off with the food and landed close to Dot.ca.  To me it looked like there was a bit of a tug-o-war that Beauty won.  She took off with the prey and flew SE towards the TSB.

Dot.cat stayed for a few minutes and then took off heading in the same direction as Beauty.  OK, time to follow the leader.

I found Dot.ca on the Widows Walk, near the TSB.  He was very alert, looking everywhere.  He took off and flew towards the Mercury statue landing on the heel of the kicked back foot.  Beauty was there on the base of the statue.  I quickly drove over to Aqueduct St for a closer look.

Beauty was on the base of the statue, without the prey she carried over.  I’m sure she cached it somewhere for later consumption.  Dot.ca was on the heel of the foot of the statue above her.

Dot.ca didn’t stay long.  He took off heading NW, back towards the FCT.  Beauty remained where she was until it got dark, which was just before 7:oo pm.

Larry O joined me for awhile on the Broad St Bridge.  We both missed Beauty leaving.

As the sun set, the sky turned beautiful shades of pastel colors.  Like Larry said, it’s worth coming out late to watch the falcons and the beautiful sunsets.  I have to agree.

At the end of my watch, I drove around the downtown area, but had no luck finding either Beauty or Dot.ca.  There were no falcons on the south side of the Xerox building or anywhere else.

It was time for me to head home.  Goodnight everyone!  Tomorrow promises to be a warm, sunny day!

Be sure to click on any of the pictures if you like to see a larger version.

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