Morning watch 6-13-14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
It was dark, humid and overcast with a temperature of 68 (F) 20 (C) during my watch today
I spotted Dan as I turned onto the Broad St. Bridge sitting in his chair with an umbrella at his side all ready for the rain that was in the area. I pulled over, got my chair and joined him. He promptly gave me the scoop-Beauty was in the nest and Dot.Ca (DC) was on the Mercury money bag (MMB). He said there had been a food exchange over the hole earlier.
At 6:44am Beauty left the nest box and flew to the top ibeam west corner of OCSR. DC remained on Mercury and I could see an eyas at the front of the nest box. Light rain started falling and Dan got out his umbrella to cover my camera as we huddled on the bridge.
Soon after DC flew south until he became a speck in the air and vanished. Dan left and I went down to the hole to watch Beauty. DC appeared on the top ibeam near the south corner and Beauty was gone. DC looked like he had food but I believe he was actually picking tidbits off his talons for Annette (thanks) tweeted that Beauty had brought food to the nest box and was feeding the kids. So I had missed the food transfer at 7:14am. I decided to go over to the Radisson Hotel near Main St. where I could see DC on OCSR closer and could also see the nest box on Times Square where Beauty was feeding the eyasses.
Around 7:20am DC flew east crossing the river only to return and come top rest on the top ibeam south corner.
Next time I looked toward Times Square around 7:45am Beauty was up on the column above the nest box, so back to the hole I went to share space with her. She slept a little and preened a little and slept a little and, well… you get the picture.
Meanwhile, DC was still on OCSR probably dozing off too! Beauty was cracking me up as she was looking around with her eyelids shut-she did a few poses and a real good rouse (shaking her feathers).
This made me smile as I ended my watch at 8am and left a peaceful falcon scene! 🙂
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June 13th, 2014 at 7:17 PM
great! I saw a falcon on top of Seneca Towers, Thus morning, around 9:20, as I was heading east on 104.
On the south west corner.
June 13th, 2014 at 8:04 PM
Thank you Freda-good spotting! 🙂
June 14th, 2014 at 3:44 PM
Thank-you from me, too. After all the fuss in naming them, it is good to know they are still hanging around.
June 14th, 2014 at 5:53 PM
Oh yeah, they’re still here Alison! 🙂