By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

This mornings weather was mostly cloudy with the same temperature as yesterday 59 (F) 15 (C) and a busy breeze!

Beauty was on the southeast column of the Times Square building (TSB)one level higher than nest box when I arrived in the hole at 5:20am

DC was not anywhere that I could see him. At 5:50am Beauty flew down to the nest box and a minute or so later flew out around Mercury and back to land on top of the main cam.

Beauty flew off about 10 minutes later going behind the Philipone building where I couldn’t see her. I then found Dot.Ca (DC) on the OCSR building south corner top ibeam.

According to cam watcher Campgee DC brought food to nest box where upon Beauty took it and fed eyases. I was driving up to the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) to see if I could find where Beauty had gone so I missed the food exchange. Thanks Camp! Around 6:25am Beauty flew to the west corner of OCSR top ibeam with DC at the south corner. They could see each other.

Camp reported that Beauty had finished up feeding the kids and had left the building. I missed her leaving because I was watching DC and I don’t have eyes in the back of my head! lol Thanks once again Camp for being those eyes! DC left OCSR and flew to the main cam.

At this point I left to check on Pigott at the Brighton site (BS). She was on the northwest corner of the northwest extension when I arrived at 7:10am and quickly flew off to the back (south side) of the building where I found her on the southwest corner of the southwest extension.

5 minutes later Miss Pigott flew to the southeast corner of the east extension and she was flying very well I might add.

She seemed quite restless this morning-maybe hunger was driving her from one spot to the other as she was definitely looking for prey. Pigott stayed for the next half hour and then took off and landed on the southwest corner of the southwest extension.

15 minutes later Pigott was off again flying to the southeast corner of the southeast extension where sahe hung out for 19 minutes before flying south out of view.

I waited about 10 minutes and headed back downtown where I found DC on the main cam and Beauty on the south corner top ibeam of OCSR.

This is where I left them thus ending my watch at 8:30am. Now I’m off to watch Beauty and DC as their eyases will be banded in about an hour and that my friends is making me smile! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

It was a gorgeous morning with clear skies, sun, a gentle breeze and a starting  temperature of 59 (F) 15 (C)

One of the eyases fell out of the nest box yesterday and despite big efforts to get back and help from mom it was forced to spend the night out in the playpen. Beauty stayed next to it all night after she corralled the other 2 to a corner in the nest box. It was still there when I left for my watch. As I arrived in the hole (Aqueduct St.) at 5:21am I caught Dot.Ca (DC) flying from the nest box over my head to the Mercury Money Bag (MMB) and Beauty for a fleeting moment on the deck.

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A few minutes later, cam watcher Campgee reported that just before DC brought food the little eyas made his way back into the nest box and Beauty was feeding all. Thanks and phew! So we can now expect more escapees and the beginning of the most nerve wrecking part of their lives for us to watch. Especially once they find their way out of the play pen and deck to the edge of no return. Anxiety will rule us then!

So 20 minutes later at 5:50am DC flew down to the base of Mercury and started picking at something. I went up to the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) at this time and joined Dan who was sitting in his chair.

DC worked on plucking feathers and having a bite to eat as well for the next 15 minutes and then took off to make a delivery to the nest box at 6am. Beauty flew in, grabbed the prey and flew off with it, I assume to clean it up some more and have a few bites for herself.

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Beauty grabs food and flies off with it

Meanwhile, DC flew up under the northeast wing of the Times Square Building (TSB) to preen and look for his next prey bird and Beauty returned to the nest box to feed the family.

Around 6:35am Beauty flew out with leftovers and cached them on Mercury and flew to the main cam to watch over the eyases with dad up above at the northeast wing. Dan left just before 7am so I drove down in front of the Blue Cross Arena for a closer view.

<DC> <Beauty>

With everyone settled after eating breakfast I set out for the Brighton site to check on Pigott. I arrived around 7:20am finding Miss Pigott on the east extension northeast corner.

She was doing a lot of wing stretching as well as preening and watching the bird activity below in the trees. I spent only 10-15 minutes with Pigott before she flew off to the east.

I watched her with my trusty binoculars as a bird flew into her path and she nearly grabbed it only to continue on her flight and go into a stoop as I lost sight of her. She didn’t return so I went back downtown after 20 minutes. I found our downtown dynamic duo where I left them-Beauty on the main cam and DC under the northeast wing as I parked in the hole behind the Philipone building.

I was satisfied to have seen all 3 Rochester Peregrine Falcons doing what they do safe and sound so I ended my watch at 8:10am. They so make me smile! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

62 (F) 17 (C)  to start the day with overcast skies making for a dark watch. Hey, we had 2 sunny days in a row-I guess we were due right!? lol

So I pulled into the hole (Aqueduct St.) around 5:15am and saw who I thought was Beauty up on the Mercury Money Bag (MMB). Turns out it was Dot.Ca ( DC) and he flew off before I stopped the car. I then looked to the nest box and watched Beauty fly out and over to the base of Mercury and then to the main cam.

Beauty vocalized a bit as DC flew past her before heading over to OCSR top ibeam south corner showing me his back. He stayed only a moment before he was off to Widows Walk landing on the northwest corner below the railing.

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I had to drive over to Fitzhugh St. and park in the lot next to the Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene to see the front of him as he was watching some small birds below and in full hunt mode. He stayed only about 5 minutes and then he was off again disappearing behind buildings.

15 minutes later I discovered DC on a small lip of a ledge below the base of Mercury northeast corner. He was keeping an eye on something down in the river.

A couple minutes later DC flew off to the south upriver, followed by Beauty with both leaving my field of vision for a second or two. Then Beauty flew to the deck on the north side of the main cam before going to the nest box and DC went to the main cam just before 6am.

10 minutes later I happened to look over to Mercury and saw Beauty on the heel-now how did she sneak out from that nest box area without me seeing her. It happens all the time! lol

I was now at the top of the stairs where we call Falcon Watcher Central and there was a gorgeous male Housefinch on the railing. Beauty left while I took a couple pics of it. Oh, she was playing with me this morning!

DC was still on the main cam watching over his children and 15 minutes Beauty returned from her little jaunt to land on the Mercury money bag briefly and then off to the east.

She crossed the river going behind the South Ave. garage  and I saw her resurface 3 or 4 times in front of the Chase tower scaring up the pigeon population that resides over there. Now up on the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) I spotted the Beautyful one hovering above Xerox. She would soar in and out of view before vanishing all together. I drove back behind Xerox and checked the buildings for her unsuccessfully and returned in time to see DC  fly to the MMB.

OOPS, DC is headless! Click on the pic and he’ll get it back. Teehee!

A couple minutes later I spotted Beauty on the column directly above the nest box.

I went back down to the hole to observe Beauty as she was in hunt mode, and might I add that both Beauty and DC were working hard to catch breakfast for their eyases this morning.

At 7:10am Beauty flew east again and DC was also gone from Mercury so I set out to look for them. As I returned to the BSB I noticed a PEFA on the top arm of the jail tower-I believe it was Beauty and she didn’t stay long before she was off flying over to the main cam.

As I was parked in front of the Blue Cross Arena on Exchange Blvd. now I missed what Beauty stooped on 5 minutes later as she went off to the northwest side of the Times Square building. She returned less than 10 minutes later to the main cam.

I decided to go check the Brighton site (BS)  for Pigott at this time and just as I was leaving I noticed this Great Blue Heron on top of the Blue Cross Arena.

Arriving at BS at 7:50am I found Pigott on the northeast  corner of the east extension and she had a full crop. Little did I know-she wasn’t done filling it for after 10 minutes she started munching on something up there.

I spent about an hour with Miss Pigott before returning to downtown as it started to sprinkle. I spotted DC up under the northeast wing.

I watched him for a few minutes and ended my watch just before the 9 o’clock hour. Our downtown Peregrine parents were very active this morning trying to catch breakfast for their family. While reviewing the rfalconcam now tweets I came across one that I never received at 8:23am from Annette who reported Beauty feeding the eyases. Thank you! So I left downtown smiling as I had seen all 3 of  Rochesters Peregrine falcons! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Another clear day with bright blue skies and sunshine-the temperature when I left for my morning watch was 56 (F) 13 (C)

I made my way downtown by 5:15am only to find no falcons in view so I drove to our Brighton site (BS). I found 1 falcon on the northwest corner of the northwest extension.

I thought it was Pigott since I didn’t see another falcon anywhere when I drove around the building but I found out soon after that it was in fact Dot.Ca (DC). 5-10 minutes later he would fly out to the southwest and double back going into the cubby on the west side. He started echupping and then Pigott flew in from the north and joined DC in the cubby. They would echup and whine for the next 2 minutes or so and then DC flew out and up to the southwest corner of the southwest extension briefly and then to the southwest corner of the west extension, while Pigott remained in the cubby whining loudly.

DC left a minute later and the whining stopped,  less than a minute later  Miss Pigott came out to the front  ledge of the cubby before flying up to the southwest corner of the west extension where DC had just vacated.

15 minutes later at 6:05am Pigott flew off to the west and stooped on a small bird showing great speed. With the flick of a wing Pigott was practically upside down trying to grab the bird before it escaped into a tree. She was inches from making the catch-and were it not for that tree she would have had a meal. I’m confident in saying that the damaged and missing feathers in her tail and left wing are not hampering her ability to hunt for herself. A blurry take off shot but you can see the damage pretty well in the next pic.

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I mistakenly tweeted that Pigott flew to the southwest corner of the southwest extension after her failed stoop-I really meant to say southeast corner of southeast extension.

I stayed with Pigott for 20 minutes or so then headed back downtown to check out the action there. Arriving at 6:38am I found DC on the main cam but Beauty was nowhere that I could see her.

DC left the main cam as I drove up to the Broad St. Bridge from the hole to look around for Beauty. 5 minutes later DC was back on the main cam and Beauty arrived on the base of Mercury with prey. I went back down to the hole at this point to watch.

The Beautyful one started plucking feathers and was eating a bit also for the next 15 minutes. She then flew to the nest box with the goods to feed the eyases. DC flew over to the base of Mercury and was looking around for any scraps she might have left behind.

<Beauty> DC>

After 5 minutes DC flew back to perch on the main cam and watch as Beauty fed their kids. At around 7:30am Beauty flew out with leftovers to the base of Mercury and cached them. While I was tweeting Beauty flew to the main cam replacing DC who was now on the base of Mercury eating. I almost didn’t even figure out  they switched on me. lol Sneaky little peregrines!

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One minute Beauty is there on base and the next time I look after tweeting DC is there!

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DC ate his share and took off with the rest to the nest box. Beauty took it from him and cached it somewhere while DC remained on deck. Beauty returned to the main cam and DC flew over to OCSR 2nd  ibeam south corner.

<DC    Beauty> DC>

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This is where I would leave them, thus ending a very eventful morning watch at 8:10am, smiling for having seen all 3 Rochester Peregrine Falcons! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Today the starting temperature was 54 (F) 12 (C) with fog burning off early from the wonderful sun breaking out!

I drove to the hole first thing as is my daily routine now, arriving at 5:20am but didn’t see Dot.Ca (DC) so off to Brighton I went. Pigott was on the east extension at the corner where it meets the southeast extension 2 windows down.

Another trip around the building to make sure I didn’t miss DC anywhere and then I settled for about half hour to observe Miss Pigott as she preened and rested.

I returned to downtown where I found DC on the main cam and Beauty on OCSR top ibeam south corner so I parked in the hole where I had a close view of both of them. I also saw that Dan was on the Broad St. Bridge (BSB).

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Around 615am DC flew toward OCSR then turned right going into a stoop down toward the river and out of view. While I watched him Beauty left OCSR and went to the Mercury Money Bag (MMB) and a minute later flew south.

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It was time to join Dan on the BSB so I could see what our falcons were up to. Dan told me that Beauty had caught a pigeon and went behind Thomson Reuters with it. I walked down to Falcon Watcher Central to check the area but didn’t see her. During this time DC landed on the MMB.

As I walked back to where Dan was on the bridge Beauty snuck into the nest box with her catch as reported by cam watchers Donna and Annette. Thank you ladies! DC also flew over to the Times Square Building (TSB) landing under the northeast wing at this time. Game on as he was in full hunt mode after seeing Beauty with food. They seem to compete with each other for feeding the kids which is a good thing for well fed eyases!

Click it!

As DC flew off TSB Dan decided to end his watch at 6:45am so I went in search of DC. After checking the east side I found him 20 minutes later on the south corner of OCSR top ibeam where he quickly flew off to the ledge under northeast wing again. I drove down to the hole for closer viewing.

5 minutes later Beauty flew over to the base of Mercury and DC to the 2nd ibeam south corner of OCSR.

<Beauty      DC>

He was plucking feathers from prey-not sure whether it was cached or caught by him. Beauty hid up on the base for a few minutes and then she flew out and up to the heel of Mercury while DC flew over to the nest box with his package.

As you can see from that last pic Beauty had something to say about DC taking food to the kids. She had just finished feeding them so she must have felt they had enough for she flew to the nest box and as Donna told me, gave DC the boot! He took his tasty treat to the heel of Mercury and started munching on it.

Since the sun was behind DC making for dark pics I walked up to the BSB and watched DC eat his fill, then cache a tiny amount of leftovers behind the knee of Mercury at around 7:30am.

DC then flew to the top ibeam of OCSR south corner. I could see Beauty perched on the front ledge of the nest box at this time as well.

I walked back down to the hole to watch DC as he napped a little and cleaned his talons. He eventually turned his back to the world so I ended my watch at 8am with everything peaceful.

Keep smiling everyone! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

It was raining all day long today and it continued to lightly rain as I left work and headed downtown.  My first stop as always was the Broad St Bridge (BSB).  Today I was lucky.  I could see both Beauty, up on Pan Cam or Camera #1, near the nest box and Dot.ca was up on the OCSR, top IBeam, just left of the south corner.

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I drove down onto Aqueduct ST (aka the Hole) for a little closer look.  Just after I parked my car, Beauty stooped off of Cam #1 low over the parking lot on the north side of the Times Square Bldg (TSB).  She flew a few feet off the ground and flipped up the side of the Telesca Bldg and looped around back to land on Camera #1.  She was definitely in Hunt Mode.  I looked over at DC and he was looking at Beauty.  lol

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I didn’t have much time tonight and I wanted to see Pigott, so off to the BS location I went.  There was a band practicing nearby.  Very nice!  When I arrived at BS at 4:30 pm, I spotted Pigott on the north side of the building on the NW corner of the NE extention.

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She was looking everywhere!  Left, right, up, down.  She preened just a little bit, but most of her attention was on the world around her.  I love when a bird bobs its’ head.  To me that means “I am leaving very soon!”  lol

About 10 minutes after I arrived, and I was viewing Pigott from below, she took off, heading north, northeast. She flew straight and strong.  No hesitation.  I’m pretty sure she was also in hunt mode and I hoped she caught her dinner somewhere nearby.

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I watched her fly north, until I couldn’t see her anymore.  She was not in any hurry.

After Pigott left, I circled the bldg every few minutes and parked and waited, hoping she would return with food.  She never did return before I had to leave.

On the way home, I stopped on the BSB, dowtown.  Both Beauty and Dot.ca were sitting a few feet apart on the OCSR, top IBeam.  Beauty is on the left and Dot.ca on the right.

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That is where I left them at about 5:30 pm.

I was very happy to have seen all 3 adult Rochester Falcons.  June has been a very wet month for Rochester.  Hope there are some sunny days on their way.  Goodnight everyone!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

I checked the radar before leaving- the rain and storms headed our way looked like they would hold off until after my watch-no such luck. The starting temperature was 64 (F) 18 (C) – the rain started a little after 6am as a very light few drops. Within 45 minutes it was raining moderately and by the time I ended my watch around 8am it was pouring!

Like the last few days, I started my watch downtown looking for Dot.Ca (DC) and when I didn’t see him I went to the Brighton site (BS).  Cam watcher Campgee reported that Beauty left and returned to nest box without breakfast while I was on my way to BS. Thank you for your support!Arriving there at 5:30am I could see 2 bumps in the darkness. Pigott was on the northwest corner of the northwest extension and DC was on the northwest corner of the west extension. She was whining loudly and he was ignoring her as she was facing him and he was facing west away from her.

After 10 minutes passed DC spread his wings and prepared for lift off-flying northwest toward downtown. As soon as he left Pigott stopped whining.

I stayed a few minutes to see if he would return said good bye to Miss Pigott and left for downtown. Both Annette and Camp reported Beauty left the nest box, DC landed on the rail outside and Beauty returned with food while I was in transit. Thanks! I found the Beautyful one on the Mercury money bag when I arrived in the hole a little after 6am. It must have been a small meal since she was done feeding already.

After 20 minutes I drove up out of the hole to the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) to look for DC. Beauty left Mercury while I was on my way and I didn’t find DC so I set out to search for him. At 6:45am as I was stopped on Woodbury St. by the Geva Theater I spotted a PEFA on the west side railing of HSBC. I took a pic, then headed over to get closer so I could ID it.

Just as I pulled up on Chestnut St. in front of Manhattan Square Park it flew off over my head.  I jumped out of my car to follow it to the south where it went into a stoop so fast that I swear I saw a jetstream trail behind it. lol I lost sight of it and thought the size was too small for it to be Beauty. Donna let me know DC was at the nest box with food so I have to believe it was DC that I saw and his stoop was successful. Thank you for the assist! It started raining and again it must have been a small meal for about 10 minutes later from the BSB I spotted DC on the 2nd ibeam south corner of HSBC.

I watched him in the pouring rain for a bit and decided he wasn’t going anywhere for a while thus ending my watch at just about 8am. Once again I left downtown smiling for having seen all 3 Rochester Peregrine Falcons safe and sound! 🙂

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and returned to the BSB after getting word from Donna that DC was at the nest box with food.

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

I arrived downtown to find Beauty up at the nest box on Camera #4.  Brian H was watching from the picnic tables at the Library and he had just tweeted out her location.  Joyce arrived and we all gathered on the Broad St Bridge (BSB) to watch Beauty and chat for awhile.  I searched the whole downtown area and could not find Dot.ca.  But not to worry, he did show up later in the nest box (on Rfalconcam cameras) and Joyce saw both Beauty and Dot.ca when she drove through downtown on her way home at approximately 8:30 pm.

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I left Joyce and Brian on the BSB and made my way over to the BS location to find Pigott.  I arrived a little before 5 pm and found her on the west side of the SE extension on a windowsill 5 down from the top.  I found a spot to park where I had a good view of her and settled in for a Pigott Watch.  Oh, and I did check to make sure Dot.ca wasn’t there first.

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Pigott was being serenaded or should I say scolded by a couple of irate Starlings that were nesting nearby.  Many Starlings and other small birds were busy moving back and forth above and below Pigott and she had her eye on every one of them turning her head every which way.  It was a warm afternoon, temps in the 70’s (F) and she was in a nice shady area.  She wasn’t preening or dozing as much as I have seen her in the past few days.  She did do a lot of stretching and I saw her spit up a pellet and poop a couple times.  Just proof that she has been eating.  Fellow Rochester Falcon Watcher Kathy O, joined me on the Watch.

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At 7:00 pm, Pigott took off from the windowsill and we watched her fly out from the building, first heading south, she then turned back to the north and made a full circle around the building returning to the south side.  She landed on the SE corner of the SW extension and then moved in a bit where we couldn’t see her.  Here is the one and only flight shot I got of Pigott flying today.  She did not have any problems flying at all as far as I could tell.  Beautiful flight!

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Pigott moved away from the corner of the building onto the roof and we lost sight of her.  I walked over to the east side of the building and found her on the east side of the roof she had been on, just further down.

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I am pretty sure that she had cached food up there when I first saw her, so she may have gotten a bite to eat while out of our sight.

This is where we left Pigott at the end of our Watch at 7:20 pm.  It seemed to me that she was more active than I had seen her since Sunday.  It was nice to see.

I’ll leave you with this picture of a critter that shares space with the BS Falcons, on the ground of course!  Night everyone!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

A nice clear morning with blue skies,sunshine and a starting temperature of 54 (F) 12 (C)

I began my watch at 5:15am downtown and when I didn’t find Dot.Ca (DC) I left for the Brighton Site (BS). I found Pigott there by herself perched on the east extension 2nd window down in the corner where the southeast extension meets the east.

Miss Pigott spent a lot of time preening and stretching but she also watched some starlings that were flying back and forth to the trees below her. I started out in the big parking lot on the east side since none of the park and ride people were there yet but as they started arriving I got out of their way and parked in one of the driveways at the back of the building to observe Pigott.

She kept stretching so I kept taking pics so we can see the damage to her tail and left wing feathers. Pigott is not quite herself as a result of whatever caused these injuries. She is normally an active gal and I have not witnessed her sleeping very many times but toward the end of my watch she was mainly sleeping. That’s a good thing for she needs to rest so that she can recover. She didn’t leave her window spot so I didn’t witness her flying today, but the last couple days she seemed to do alright when on the wing.

I left Pigott around 7:15am after sharing space with her for a little over an hour and a half. When I arrived downtown I could see DC on the south corner top ibeam of OCSR in the bright sun. To his left I could see white feathers scattered about on the ibeam and stuck in spider webs so I knew there was a feeding.

Parked in the hole I walked over to the stairs where it goes up to the Broad St. Bridge so I could see him and Beauty who was perched on cam 4 on Times Square.

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Beauty hopped down to the deck where I couldn’t see her so I took a walk over to Aqueduct Park to watch DC but I couldn’t see him thru the trees. I checked out the river and stood below Mercury to shoot a couple pics. I then decided to end my watch with everything peaceful in the falcon world.

It was a very uneventful morning watch but I did see all 3 Rochester Peregrine Falcons and that, as you well know, always puts a smile on my face! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

I arrived downtown at my usual little before 4 pm time.  I parked on the Broad St Bridge (BSB) and after a quick look around the area, I found both Beauty and Dot.ca on the top IBeam, south side, OCSR.  Beauty was at the south corner preening and Dot.ca was hard at work, prepping a meal for the three eyases in the nest box.

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At 4:05 pm, they both took off from the OCSR.  Dot.ca had the meal he just prepared and Beauty had nothing.  They raced towards the Times Square Bldg (TSB), neck and neck!  Both flew up to the TSB a few feet apart, then screeched to a halt and veered to the right, where I could not see them.  I waited to see if they would come out the other side the TR Bldg, but they did not.  Less that a minute later, I saw a falcon fly up to the nest box platform and then disappear inside the nest box.  Many thanks to Donna from the Rfalconcam who informed me that Beauty was inside the nest box feeding them.  Well, that answered that question.  Beauty must have grabbed the meal from Dot.ca and then fed the eyases herself.

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Soon after being outmaneuvered by Beauty, Dot.cat returned to the OCSR, this time settling on the south corner south side top IBeam.  It wasn’t long before Beauty finished feeding the eyases and then went up to the top of Cam 4.  She then flew off the camera and headed east, over my head and then back to the TSB, landing below the SE wing.  She did this a couple times before she finally settled.  Looked like she was in hunt mode.

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Since all was quiet and peaceful downtown, it was time to visit with Pigott at the BS location to see how she was doing.  I arrived at about 4:45 pm and found her on the east side of the building, two windows below the tree ledge.  She remained there until 7:20 pm, when I left.

For the approximately 2 1/2 hrs I was there, she did all the normal things Peregrines did when they weren’t hunting or just flying around.  Pigott preened and stretched and slept and even pooped 3 times while I was there.  She just seemed to be relaxing on what was an very overcast evening with a little bit of sprinkles now and then.  She was actively tracking the movement of every creature that passed through her airspace, including starlings, sparrows, crows, gulls, and even a Great Blue Heron, which she watched with keen interest.  There were a few times I thought she was going to take off, especially when the crows got a bit too close and were vocalizing a little too loudly.

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Since I was starting to lose light and Pigott seemed to be content where she was, I decided to head home at 7:20 pm.  All was quiet and peaceful at the BS location.

On my way home, I stopped on the BSB and found Beauty up on Pan Cam (Cam #1) at the nest box.  She was sitting there keeping guard over the eyases.  I looked everywhere for Dot.ca but couldn’t find him.

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It was time to head home after a very long day.  I was very happy to have seen all three Rochester Falcons this evening, plus the 3 little eyases in the nest box.  Each day this week promises to get better weather wise.  Remember to keep your eyes to the sky!  You never know what you’re going to see.  Goodnight Everyone!