Watcher Carla P reports:
I worked late again tonight, and pulled onto Elm Street about 8:20 P.M. I found a falcon on the NE corner of Midtown, and this time I could tell it was Beauty. We both just chilled for a little while, and then Beauty took off heading east. She swung back around and flew between Xerox and Midtown, kacking all the way. Archer flew in and landed on the NE corner of Midtown with prey. Beauty landed next to him a split second later, still kacking. Archer picked at the prey for a few seconds longer and then took off towards the southeast, leaving Beauty alone to eat her meal. I ended my watch at 8:35 P.M., with Archer still out and about and Beauty eating her dinner.

Carla P.

From watcher Carla P:
I worked until 8:00 P.M. tonight, and decided to make a quick stop at Midtown on my way home. When I turned onto Elm Street, I could see a falcon perched on the ledge(northeast corner)of lower Midtown. I wasn’t sure who it was at first, but then I spotted another falcon on the ledge in front of the scrape and knew from the size that this was Beauty!  She was enjoying a meal, and Archer remained a few yards away on the corner of the ledge. They are both beautiful birds, and I know in my heart that we will all grow to love them in time.

At about 8:20, Beauty took off, headed east and circled around, landing on the low yellow brick building north of Midtown(?) Archer then took off and circled around to “hook up” (literally!) with Beauty. The copulation lasted approximately 8 to 10 seconds. Both took off then, heading south, and as it was getting dark, I ended my Watch at 8:25. Neither returned before I left.

This was a thrilling watch for me, because it was the first time I had witnessed copulation. It was quite beautiful. What a wonderful way to end a long work day. Life is good!

Carla P.

I had fun today chasing around the new falcon and tiercel in town, and got close to reading their leg bands.  Read the report and pictures here.
http://marchlords.com/birdblog/2009/04/busy-half-hour-with-midtown-falcons.html

Jim

I was downtown for about 3 hours yesterday and got to see some great action from Mariah and her new tiercel. You can read about it and view pictures in my latest blog post.
http://marchlords.com/birdblog/2009/04/new-home-for-falcons-at-midtown-tower.html

Jim