By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Today it rained on and off most of the day and when I arrived downtown at about 3:50 pm, it was so foggy, I couldn’t see the top of the buildings.  Joyce was already on the watch when I arrived.  For the first half of my watch, it rained, finally clearing up a bit later on.

Watchers tonight included Joyce, Dana, Kathy O, Larry O, Brian H, Lisa McK, Dan and me Carol P.  Oh, and we were joined for awhile by a bunch of Rochester Fire Fighters who had just checked out a nearby building.

Highlights of the watch were, Mercury made it to the top of the main camera for the first time, and the two girls made it out to the first bump on the well wall closest to the nest box where Beauty brought a meal just as it was getting dark.  Beauty prepped the meal on the base of Mercury and brought it to the bump on the well wall where Nor’easter and Mercury waited for her.  While she was feeding the boys, Nettie and Tesh vocalized quite loudly from the nest box platform, showing their displeasure at not being fed.  After awhile, Nettie got the courage to jump over to where Beauty fed.  It got very crowded on this small section of the wall, so first Mercury and then Nor’easter made their way back to the platform.  Now, just Tesh remained unfed.  Finally, she stepped down onto the wall and joined her mom and sister, where she finally ate her share of the evening meal.  Nettie went back to the platform while Tesh continued to eat.  Kathy O, Dana, Lisa McK and I remained past dark to make sure Tesh returned safely to the nest box platform.  At approximately 9:30 pm, she finally did.  All four eyases  were safe and under the watchful eye of their parents, Beauty and Dot.ca.

Will tomorrow be fledge day for one or more of our eyases?  We’ll have to wait and see!  Goodnight everyone!  I’ll leave you with a few pictures from today’s watch.  Enjoy!

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