By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

It was a little foggy again this morning with a starting temperature of 54 (F) 13 (C) – it did get partly sunny by the end of my watch

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I started out on Seth Green Drive here at Seneca Towers with a falcon on the west side railing showing me its back. I think it was Billie-she flew south after a couple minutes. Strangely the sky was a purple color for all you purple lovers!!.

Made my way downtown and as I was stopped at the traffic light at Chestnut and Court St. I saw Beauty fly to and land on the RGS antenna. I went to East Ave. which is usually the best place but she was on the top rung instead of the middle one which she usually perches on and was partially blocked.

I left there and went to Euclid St. on the north side of the Hotel Cadillac but the back lighting was awful from there. She was in hunt mood and there were 2 pigeons on the building between us.

I then went over to Elm St. on the south side of the Hotel Cadillac to get the best view of the Beautyful one. She flew south at 7:55am.

I stopped on the Court St. bridge to have a look at the river and spotted the Great Egret over below the south side of the Broad St. Bridge fishing.

I then saw a falcon up on the northwest corner of Xerox-it was Dot.Ca (DC) in the fog again. He flew off and went to the northwest wing ring of the Times Square building.

I parked in front of the Blue Cross Arena on Exchange Blvd. to get the best view of Mr. Bright White. He was watching birds below him and definitely in hunt mode.

Just before 9am DC stooped on a bird and hit it over by the Wilder building-it went down and disappeared and DC flew up to the southeast wing ring for a couple minutes then he launched himself and flew northwest.

I drove over and looked for the bird he hit but I couldn’t find it so I think it must have been ok and flew away. I left downtown checking the Frontier Communications Tower and Kodak Office tower on the way out but had no sightings of Beauty or DC. When I got home to Seneca Towers both Billie and Mr. Yellow Tape were on the building-she was at the northwest corner railing and he was further down.

He flew off soon after I got there and a minute later she flew off too. It was another nice morning watch in which I was blessed to see all 4 of our Rochester Peregrine Falcons and end it with a smile at 9:25am! 🙂

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