By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Starting at the Brighton site this morning with no pefa sightings. Got a tweet from Shaky that there was a falcon on the Frontier Communications Tower(FCT) so off I went to City Hall. Thankfully she stayed until I got there as I found Beauty on the northeast cube of FCT.

Less than 5 minutes later she took off flying south toward the Times Square building (TSB).

As I left for the Broad St. bridge BSB) I got a text from Donna that Beauty was at the nest box. Thanks for your help this morning Donna and Shaky!  I saw Dot.Ca (DC) under the northeast wing as I approached the TSB but couldn’t see Beauty so I went to the BSB so that I could.

I parked AC in the hole and kept walking back and forth between the there and the BSB for the best angles. It was quite chilly this morning and the wind was brisk getting gustier as time went on. Breezes fluffing up our Peregrine friends’ feathers is a good thing. Beauty and DC preened and napped.

After better than an hour Beauty was the first one to fly off and I missed it while I was taping DC. Then, as I was looking for Beauty DC disappeared. The trials of falcon watching! lol I wouldn’t have even know  the Beautyful one left if it hadn’t been for Donna informing me. We surely do have good teamwork here in Rochester whether it be the local watchers in the field or the long distance watchers on the cams. We all play a part and it works like a well oiled machine. So a few minutes later I spotted Beauty on the base of Mercury with a prey item and DC was now visible under the northeast wing again. Beauty appeared to kiss the base of Mercury at one point.

10 minutes later Beauty flew back to the deck and came to rest next to the main cam. DC disappeared again and from down next to the Wilder building and He’s Chinese joint I found him way at the back of the ledge under the northeast wing by the gridwork. Trying to hide from me no doubt! lol

Beauty left to return to pick at her cached food on the base of Mercury, which she really didn’t seem too interested in.  It was at this time I ended my watch as Beauty and DC sent me on my way smiling! 🙂

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