Afternoon Falcon Watch – 11/23/14
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Another cloudy day, but the temps were a little more tolerable than past days. Tomorrow, Rochester is under a high wind warning from 1 pm (Monday) to 4:00 am (Tuesday) with southwest winds at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, with a high temperature of 65 degrees (F). Hold onto your hats!
I arrived downtown and parked on the Broad St Bridge. Beauty was on top of the Mercury statue and Dot.ca was on top of the Times Square Bldg on the ledge under the southeast wing.
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I could also see the two Black Crowned Night Herons that are still hanging out here in Rochester, in a tree in Aqueduct Park.
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As it started to lightly rain, first Dot.ca, then Beauty took off and flew east. I watched Beauty as she circled the Xerox bldg and did not return.
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I drove over to the south side of Xerox and found Dot.ca on the southeast corner of HSBC. Since these two have been inseparable lately, I had a suspicion that Beauty was somewhere nearby. I was right. From the Strong Museum parking lot, I was far enough away to see that Beauty was also on HSBC on the northeast corner.
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Brian and Joyce joined me and we chatted for awhile. It was time to end my downtown watch. I wanted to check Seneca Towers and Russell Station before the sun set, which happens around 4:40 pm now.
I found two falcons at Seneca Towers on the north end of the building on the west side. They were both facing west.
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My last stop was Russell Station, where I found no falcons. I ended my weekend watches with sightings of all 4 Rochester Falcons. I just love the weekends! 🙂
November 24th, 2014 at 9:25 PM
Thanks for the pic of the BCNHs in Aqueduct Park, Carol. I saw them there the day that Brian and Joyce first spotted them. It’s good to know that they and B&DC are holding down the fort at Thomson Reuters while I’m gone. 🙂
November 25th, 2014 at 7:06 AM
They sure are Pat! Hope you’re feeling better! 🙂