Fledge Watch Saturday – A Day of Wings – No More Fledges – 7/6/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Another 12 hour Fledge Watch today. There were no more fledges today (1st time flights) by the two females, Rosetta and Voyager. Even Baron didn’t try to fly again today. The whole day was spent watching them practice, practice, practice. They were very active, with lots of wings flapping on the Times Square Bldg.
The closest we came to a fledge was when Rosetta, stumbled off the wall at the north end of well. She was hanging like a bat by two talons. After what seemed like a very long time, she was finally able to pull herself up back onto the ledge. We were relieved, since if she did fall like that, she probably would not have had much control over her flight. We were ready to help if needed. Thankfully, she recovered and continued to run around and flap her wings along with her siblings.
The weather was warm, mid-80’s (F) with blue sky and fluffy white clouds. No rain for the first time in a very long time. But, it was very hot and humid and we (the Watchers) followed the shade, moving from spot to spot. Today’s Watchers were:
Dan S, MAK, Larry O, Kathy O, Dana, Brian H, Lisa McK, Joyce, Jeanne, Lou, Donna from NJ, Joe B (aka Vyper) and me, Carol P.
So no fledges today, but after all the practice and exercising going on, we will have new fledges soon. We’ll definitely be out again early in the morning for the continuation of our fledge watch. Join us if you can!
Here are some pics from today’s watch. You can click on any pictures you would like to see in a larger format. Just hover your cursor over the picture to see what it is a picture of. Goodnight everyone!
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