By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

My falcon watches have been recently cut back.  But I still try to get out a little bit each night, usually 7:00 to 8:00 pm.  Just wanted to share some pics from yesterday and today.

Every day I’ve been checking on the BS location hoping to see Pigott, who I dearly miss.  Sadly, I have not seen her this past week.  I and many of the watchers are continuing to check for her and will keep checking this location.

Last night (4/1/14) at about 7:00 pm, I joined Kathy O and Dan on the Broad St Bridge.  They had seen Beauty successfully hunt.  She brought a pigeon back to the Times Square Bldg.  Just before I arrived, she took the remainder of the meal somewhere to cache it and Dot.ca followed.  Just as we were ending our watch at approximately 8:00 pm, a Coopers Hawk flew over the Broad St Bridge and in front of the library.  Out of nowhere, a small torpedo whizzed past and chased the Coop down the river heading south.  It was Dot.ca clearing out his territory.

Kathy and I checked out the area before heading out and found Beauty on the base of the Mercury statue.  It was so nice seeing Dan out on a falcon watch.  Hopefully the weather will be getting a little warmer so he can join us more often.

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Today (4/2/14), after checking out the BS location, I arrived downtown a little after 7:00 pm.  The Broad St Bridge and surrounding area was packed with cars due to an Amerks game at the Blue Cross Arena (aka Rochester War Memorial).  I found a spot down on Aqueduct St (aka the Hole) where I could see Beauty on top of the Mercury statue.  Rfalconcam watcher NCA tweeted out that Dot.ca was in the nest box and had been for about 45 minutes.  Thanks NCA!  Just after I parked my car, Dot.ca left the nest box.  I finally found him on the base of Mercury,with just his head showing now and then.  lol

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As I watched Beauty and Dot.ca on Mercury, beautiful bird song filled the air.  My most favorite little finches have returned to serenade the watchers this year.  Last year we enjoyed watching (and listening) to them as they raised their young near the stairway at Falcon Watch Central.

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Beauty took off, flying fast heading south.  Dot.ca just watched from his position at the base of Mercury.  She soon returned to land on the northeast wing ledge on the Times Square Bldg carrying prey in her talons.  Feathers soon were flying and Dot.ca took off and landed at the nest box.  All kinds of loud vocalizations filled the air.  Ee-chups and wailing by both Beauty and Dot.ca.  He soon came out of the nest box and landed on top of the Mercury statue.

I was just tweeting out that I was ending my watch when Dot.ca took off and went to the nest box and Beauty landed on top of Mercury.  I ended my watch just before 8:00 pm.

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I’ll leave you with a picture of Dot.ca at the nest box at the end of my watch.  Picture captured on the Rfalconcam Main Camera.  Goodnight everyone!

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