By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Sunshine, for a change, dominated the sky this morning with a chilly temperature of 27 (F) -3 (C)

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I had sun and light at 7:15am when I stepped outside today at Seneca Towers for my morning watch, but I also had falcons! Pulled over on Seth Green Drive, I spotted a falcon on the west side railing. I believe it was 99 but with its back to me I can’t be sure.

He flew off a few minutes later circling above the roof then left my field of vision behind the building to the northeast. Unknown to me at the time, Billie joined the mix and landed on the southwest corner of the roof and as I drove back to my parking lot for a closer look spotted 99 on the top window ledge. I had reported the opposite at the time until I was able to see 99’s yellow tape on his right leg band.

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Unfortunately, Buffalo Billie had her back to me so I have no better pics of her. However, 99 was showing himself very well.

Right around 7:50am Billie left the building as I was taping 99. He took off to join her less than a minute after I stopped taping him. 99 pooped first and then flew south.

I made my way downtown. finding Beauty at 8:10am on her favorite Xerox column-5th one from the southeast corner on the south side from Woodbury Blvd. with her back to me. I drove over to Chestnut St. by Martin Luther King Jr. Park to view the front of her.

A couple minutes later the Beautyful one flew off when I wasn’t looking. I caught up with Beauty on the Kodak Office (KO) launchpad. As I was parked on State St. she was on the southwest corner with her back to me so I drove around to the west side and pulled over on Verona St. While in transit, Beauty turned and I was looking at her back again so back to State St. I went.

Beauty flew southeast around 8:40am. I went in search of and after having no luck I spotted a falcon back on the southwest corner of the KO launchpad around 9:30am. I reported it as being Beauty but I believe it was Dot.ca (DC)

He flew off heading southwest and as I was stopped at the traffic light at Main and State St. I spotted DC on the main cam. I pulled into the hole parking lot just in time to get a shot of him before he flew over to OCSR. He had a full crop.

I had to turn around park near Aqueduct St. to find not only DC but Beauty as well on the top ibeam southwest side of OCSR. She was at the west corner but I didn’t know which was which at first as the sun was making them both look like ghosts.

Beauty flew off around 9:45am and landed further down the ibeam from DC. I love having the sun out but sometimes it shines too brightly and makes our falcons look like a white blob as evidenced below in the last pic of the day.

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So I ended my watch smiling after having seen all 4 resident Rochester Peregrine Falcons! 🙂

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