Morning watch 4-28-13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
I am dedicating this watch report to Mariah a Sharpei dog, whose mom is friend and fellow watcher Jeanne-she had to be euthanized today.
It was 44 (F) 7 (C) as I started my watch and when I arrived about 5:50am there were cops blocking off the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) for the Flower City Challenge running event.
I went to the hole (Aqueduct St.) and could hear Beauty whining-I thought she was in the nest box but then I got a tweet from Annette saying the switch was made and Dot.Ca (DC) was on the eggs. Thank you! I managed to spot Beauty on the base of Mercury where she was blending in with the green on the base in the predawn darkness. I went down by falcon watcher central which near the stairs that lead up to Broad St. where I could see Beauty clearly.
Beauty does a series of wing and leg stretches every morning after a long night laying on the eggs.
I don’t think Beauty was there more than 5 minutes when she flew to the top ibeam west corner of OCSR.
After 15 minutes there, Beauty stooped off the back of it to the north side out of view.
I drove to the Andrews St. Bridge to look at the north end of the territory and found Beauty on the top ibeam north corner of OCSR.
At 7:30am I was told they were going to block me in unless I left so I did and had to exit downtown by going down alleys that had not been blocked off for the race. I left for the Brighton site to check in on Pigott. I found her on the west end of the south side vent at 7:50am.
Miss Pigott and I had a peaceful time with only the sound of songbirds in the background as she preened and stretched.
Around 8am both Donna and Annette tweeted that Beauty had taken over incubating the eggs, thanks! Pigott never left that vent in the 45 minutes that I spent with her.
My watch ended at 8:30am when Jeanne texted that she was at the vet with Mariah, so I left to be with her when the sad news was delivered. Keep smiling even if you don’t want to! 🙂
Only 2 videos today-links are below to view them
April 29th, 2013 at 4:22 AM
Thank you for your report, and thoughtful dedication, MAK. Our hearts are heavy when a friend loses a loved one.
April 29th, 2013 at 5:17 AM
Hearts are heavy indeed. A dog is a family member, we need to grieve for them like any other member of our family. My heart goes out to Jeanne, can’t tell you how sorry I am for her loss. Hoping the memories she has of Mariah will fill her with warmth knowing she gave her puppy the best life possible. You are a good friend MAK.
April 29th, 2013 at 5:25 AM
Barb and Camp thank you for your kind words. I was quite attached to Mariah as she was very sweet. 🙂