By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

What a damp, dreary, gloomy day to end my Thanksgiving break.  Oh, well, seeing Beauty, Dot.ca, Pigott and a Snowy Owl brightened it up considerably!

I’ll start out with a little non-falcon reporting.  My watch was in two parts today.  My morning watch was all about the lake shore, where I looked for Billy, but was unable to find her.  I stopped at Charlotte and spotted Dana walking back from the pier.  She told me that there was a Snowy Owl at the end of the Summerville Pier.  I headed out on the Charlotte Pier, which is directly across from the Summerville Pier.  The pier was covered in ice and was very treacherous.  Walk like a penguin!  I got out about 3/4’s of the way and was able to see the Snowy at the end of the other pier.  It was well worth the walk to see this gorgeous bird.  I didn’t stay too long and on the way back I saw quite a few different ducks.

My afternoon watch was all about finding the Rochester Falcons.  It was raining pretty steadily by then.  At the BS location, I found Dot.ca flying around clutching prey in his talon.  He finally settled on the northwest corner of the northwest extension and ate his meal.  Pigott was home as well.  She was on a west facing window near the cubby.

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I left Dot.ca and Pigott at BS to go downtown to look for Beauty.  It didn’t take me long to find Beauty on the north side of OCSR on the top IBeam.  She was busy preening in the rain.

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So my quick afternoon watch was a success.  All three Rochester Falcons found!

I’ll leave you with a few pics from my morning watch.  Remember to click on any pics you would like to see larger.  Good Day!

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