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Late Afternoon/Evening Fledge Watch – Monsoon Fledge Watch – 7/3/13

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Let the fledge watch begin.  On my way downtown, I drove through a downpour with thunder and lightning.  As I got closer to downtown, it stopped, but it soon caught up with the Rochester Fledge Watchers that were gathered to keep an eye on our young soon-to-be fledglings.

I arrived for my watch at about 4:20 pm and  parked on Aqueduct St., aka “the hole”.  Joyce, Brian H, Kathy O, Susan C (and two guests)  and Aaron were already gathered there.  We could see the dark clouds moving in from the west.

Beauty was on the OCSR  top IBeam, west end when I first arrived and she flew towards the Times Square Bldg (TSB) and back to the Wilder Bldg, landing on the SW corner of the green stripe.  Two of the eyases, Rosetta & Baron were on the north end of the well wall and their wings were flapping wildly.  That’s when the thunder and lightning storm arrived.  It started to rain lightly and then it was pouring rain, with flashes of lightning and booming thunder.  Beauty flew over to nest box and both Rosetta and Baron joined Voyager in the nest box.

This is how my fledge watch went until I left at 8:30 pm.  Only once did it actually stop raining and look like it was going to clear.  The rest of the time, it was pouring rain with intense thunder & lightning.  Every time the rain lessened, the eyases would come out and flap their wings  and run the well wall.  Voyager was out on the nest box platform much of the time, looking over at the wall when her brother and sister were out there.  She’ll be joining them soon.

Dot.ca was around, but pretty much stayed out of sight of the eyases and kept watch over his young ones.  At one point, he landed on the north side of the extension off of the back of the TSB.

For the last hour of our watch, the rain was coming down so hard that Aqueduct St  looked like a lake.  The water was pouring down the street heading towards Main St.  Dan S had joined the watch and he and I huddled under my very large umbrella in the corner near the TR bldg, keeping an eye on the young eyases above.  Kathy O and Joyce hung out in their cars and we all did a lot of laughing tonight.  This was definitely the Monsoon Fledge Watch!  lol

We saw no feedings or fledges during the watch.  With all the rain, I didn’t expect there would be one, but you never know.  Tomorrow is another day and I’m sure many of the Rochester Watchers will be downtown bright and early to continue the fledge watch.

Here are some pictures from today.  If you hover your cursor over the picture, it will explain what it is.  Also, please click on any you would like to see in a larger format.  Enjoy!

Baron & Rosetta Sitting in the Pouring Rain on the Well Wall - 7/3/13Beauty Keeping Watch from Above the Nest Box - 7/3/13Rosetta Zipping Along on the Well Wall - 7/3/13*

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Monsoon Fledge Watch - Lake Aqueduct - 7/3/13Two Eyases at the Nest Box in the Rain - 7/3/132 Eyases on NB Platform, 1 Eyas at North End of Well Wall & Beauty on Ledge Above NB - 7/3/13*

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Voyager Looking to Join her Siblings on the Well Wall. Soon! - 7/3/13*

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If you live in or near Rochester (NY), please consider joining the Fledge Watch.  We can use your help, especially with 3 fledglings ready to take their first flights!

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