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Morning watch 3-29-14

By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

This mornings watch featured dark overcast conditions and a temperature of 37 (F) 3 (C)

I started my watch at the Brighton Site (BS) again hoping to see Pigott but no such luck. I stayed half hour then left for downtown. I wasn’t having any luck there either until I spotted Beauty on the base of Mercury around 7:30am. I parked on Broad St. by the Blue Cross Arena (BCA) to observe.

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She did a little feaking before flying across to the deck and then in to the nest box. Reports from Donna and Annette (thanks ladies) said  Dot.Ca (DC) was there with her and took prey from her.

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DC flew out going  west and Beauty flew back over to the base of Mercury. A minute later she got into the crouched position when a falcon is approaching. Beauty turned and started to lift her tail for DC to land on her back and they mated.

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I taped it so there is no pic of the copulation. DC flew west and Beauty remained on the base of Mercury. Next I got a tweet from Annette saying DC was on the main cam.(TY) I turned my head and I saw DC on cam 1-boy he’s fast!

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DC didn’t stay long before flying over to the Mercury money bag (MMB). He and Beauty stayed put for the next 25 minutes both preening and looking around their territory.

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I drove down to the hole so I could see the front of DC and at 8:12am he stooped off Mercury down into the river where I couldn’t see him and didn’t come back. Beauty stayed on the base of Mercury scratching, looking up and sporting a full crop.

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I thought it was a good time to check BS again but as I arrived around 9:05am all I saw were some ducks taking a swim in a field puddle.

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I made my way back downtown about 9:40am and pulled over on the BSB as I spotted DC on the MMB  facing and looking east.

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I took a look around for Beauty but didn’t see her and ended my watch there at 9:45am. I sure would have liked to see Pigott this morning but it wasn’t meant to be. As I write this I have gotten a tweet that there is a juvenile Peregrine over at BS right now. Wow, could a juvie have taken over the territory from Pigott!? Stay tuned and while you do that I’ll keep smiling and hope you do too! 🙂

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5 Responses to “Morning watch 3-29-14”

  1. NCAFalcons Says:

    Thank you MAK!

  2. Alison in Indiana Says:

    A juvie (Will) took over a site from the patriarch Kinny in Indianapolis last year, so it is possible at BS. The fact that MAK thinks she looked poorly would make that seem more possible.
    However, it may be that Pigott just figured out that Dot.ca was never going to provide her with a normal falcon life and went to find greener pastures and a mate of her own. After all, she is not getting any younger and has not, as far as we know, had any eyases yet.

  3. MAK Says:

    You’re welcome NCA!
    Alison, I know it’s possible and it probably happens more than we know about-I guess I just don’t want to believe it happened to Miss Pigott. 🙂

  4. OlRedHair Says:

    Thanks, MAK! I sure hope Pigott is OK.

  5. MAK Says:

    I sure hope so too Nora! 🙂


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