By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Another pleasant morning-sunny with a few clouds and a temperature of 34 (F) 1 (C)

I started my watch at 6:40am with Dot.Ca (DC) on the Mercury money bag (MMB) as I pulled over on Broad St. by the Blue Cross Arena (BCA).

He didn’t stay long before flying west out of view behind the Times Square building (TSB). I drove to the hole to check Widows Walk (WW) and to my surprise I found Beauty there on the northeast corner. A couple minutes later she flew to the MMB.

I missed Beauty leave and then I got a tweet from Annette that there was bonding at the nest box. DC shot out after and flew west landing on the northeast corner of WW where Beauty had been and was eating. I blinked and he was gone!I left to investigate where DC might have gone and as I was stopped at the traffic light at Main and Plymouth I spotted him eating on top of the large sattelite dish on the east side of the Frontier Communications tower (FCT) with his back to me. I then drove to the City Hall parking lot on Fitzhugh St. where I had a good look at him before he stopped eating and slipped off the back where I couldn’t see him fly off around 7:30am.

I returned to the hole on Bank Place at Aqueduct St. to find Beauty on the MMB-where things were looking up!

A few minutes later Annette reported a falcon on the southeast corner of the deck  so I went over by the Keybank to see DC (thanks Annette). He stayed about 5 minutes then flew southwest behind TSB out of view.

I went to the Brighton site at this time thinking since that’s the direction he flew that he may have gone over to check for Pigott or to chase JY (my name for juvie) the juvie that’s been hanging out there lately. Arriving just about 8am I didn’t see anyone at first but as I pulled over in the back I spotted a small rocket come in from the east and fly toward the front of the building. As I made my way around to the front of BS I saw DC way up on the roof top antenna.

He flew south after 5 minutes and didn’t return. I took a trip around the building but saw no falcons before returning to downtown, arriving at 8:32am to find Beauty on the MMB. Once again I parked by the BCA to observe.

The Beautyful one flew off at 8:42am to meet DC at the nest box. This next series of pics is first Beauty arriving on the southeast corner of the deck followed by DC who had a small package to deliver.

And now for DC

Next thing I saw was Beauty on the northeast corner of the deck with the goods. She started plucking feathers and DC flew out and left the immediate area. Beauty flew off at 8:48am taking her treasure to the base of Mercury where she finished it off.

I called it a watch and just as I was to pack my camera away Beauty flew off. I snapped her take off and then I left at 9am.

As I was driving down Broad St. to home Campgee tweeted that there was bonding going on in the nest box-I smiled and continued on down the road! 🙂

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