Morning watch 2-4-11
By Rochester falcon watcher MAK
This mornings watch was like a falcon scavenger hunt. I had Beauty on the top Ibeam of the Old Changing Scenes Restaurant (OCSR) southeast side(riverside) to start. She flew off before I had a chance to get my scope and camera out. Flying west behind the Thomson Reuters building and out of sight. I waited a few minutes to see if she would return. When she didn’t I headed out on the hunt!
Circling the downtown area several times I finally came upon the Beautyful one on the Bausch and Lomb (B and L) building. I pulled over in a spot below the Midtown Plaza where taxi cabs park. I started to text my tweet when a cabbie pulled up next to me. I put down the window and asked what he wanted. Quite miserably he said I can’t park here this is for cabbie parking only. I responded I’ll be just a moment. Again he said you can’t park here. I said sir I’m texting and I’ll only be a minute more. Once more he told me this is a taxi landing and I must move. I said sir there’s plenty of room pull in front of me and when I’m done I will leave. Showing much disgust he grudgingly pulled in front of me. I finished my tweet and left as another cabbie pulled up behind me. Sheesh it seems like everybody wants to kick us watchers out of places. I could have gotten a good pic of Beauty eating her breakfast as the sun was out in full force and shining right on her. By the time I found a spot to park where I could see her she was gone.
Again I was on the hunt! After several more trips around the city I found Beauty on the OCSR building top Ibeam on the northeast side all by her lonesome with a very full crop!
My sciatica was starting to really get to me and I figured in usual Beauty fashion she would be up there for hours so I decided to end my watch at this point and go home. This will be my last watch for a week as I am leaving town this afternoon. I’ll see you when I return! 🙂
February 4th, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Have a good week, MAK, and thanks for your report!
February 4th, 2011 at 7:31 PM
Another siting today! On two separate occasions today I saw a passage peregrine, tiercel I think, around the Monroe Avenue exit of 590. The first time, he was sitting on a lamp post overlooking the highway, and I distinctly saw an antenna wire sticking off of his back. The second time, he was flying low and slow, and came to a perch on another lamp post.
Not sure, but one of Rochester’s birds may be back early for the spring!
February 4th, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Hurry back, MAK! We will miss your reports. Have a good week!
February 4th, 2011 at 10:44 PM
Have a nice week. We will miss you.
February 5th, 2011 at 6:21 PM
Have a good trip, MAK. I’ll keep an eye out for our beautiful one while you are gone. Can I call you to report Joyce? Thanks!