Wednesday Late Afternoon Falcon Watch – May Day! – 5/1/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Today I arrived downtown a little before 6:30 pm. I love springtime in Rochester. Warm, gentle breezes with temps in the 70’s (F). Everything is in bloom! Just lovely.
Again it was hard to find a place to park downtown, but this time it was because of an Amerks (Rochester Americans/Hockey) game. They’re in the Calder Cup Playoffs and downtown was humming with all kinds of activity. Thankfully the Spiderman filming had been moved further east down Main St.
I finally found one spot open on Aqueduct St aka “the hole” and grabbed it. From there I could see Dot.ca up on top of the Times Square Bldg (TSB) on the NE wing ledge. This ledge is directly above the nest box, where I knew Beauty was brooding their 4 eggs.
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It was getting more crowded, and since it was quiet (at least in the falcon world), I decided to head over to the BS location to check on Pigott.
I arrived at the BS location at approximately 7:30 pm. I found Pigott on the south side vent.
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About 5 minutes after I arrived, Pigott flew over the SW corner of the SW extension. I watched her preen for awhile. It was good to see her.
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At 7:45 pm, it was time for me to leave. All was quiet both downtown and at the BS location, all three Rochester Falcons accounted for during my watch. That made it a very good watch!
Goodnight everyone and be sure to click on any pictures you would like to see larger.
I’ll leave you with a picture I took during my watch. Wonder who would win this race? lol
