By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

We are warming up-it was 15 (F) -9 (C) a whopping 23 degrees warmer than yesterday morning with calm winds and a brighter sky

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I was pleasantly surprised to see a falcon on the west side railing of Seneca Towers as I pulled over in my spot on Seth Green Dr. It was Billie and she was looking around for something or someone.

Soon after I arrived Buffalo Billie flew off to the south and came back with 99. He landed on the northwest corner of the roof and she landed briefly on the railing again before flying off to the south once more.

Billie didn’t return this time so I was sharing space with 99 alone. I could only see the top of him but he was facing me so that I could see him pretty good considering the distance it is from where I park up to that corner.

The sun broke out around 8am and lit 99 up as he was actively watching the territory. I stayed with him until almost 8:30am-I first tweeted that I was leaving him and just as I started the car he took off.

Once downtown, I checked the OCSR elevator shaft and found Dot.ca (DC) on the south side ledge. He was turned sideways showing me a full crop with closed eyes.

I left DC to rest and relax while his food digested, checking the north side ledge before setting out to search for the Beautyful one. After a trip around downtown I spotted Beauty on the northeast corner of the Crossroads building from the Broad St. bridge. I drove down to Graves St. next to Aqueduct Park and across Main St. from OCSR for the best vantage point.

She had a full crop and soon after I started watching her she feaked a couple times leading me to believe she had just finished eating.

Beauty moved around a little and it seemed like she had food in her talons but clearly she was full and had no more room for any more. She pooped and got settled in all foofed up to keep warm.

I left Beauty around 9:30am thus ending a successful watch in which I saw all 4 Rochester Peregrine Falcons. Later on after I took care of some business I stopped on my way home at High Falls. I hadn’t been there in a very long time and was curious as to how frozen they were after all the bone chilling temperatures.

The falls were about half way frozen but still flowing pretty hard. On the north side of the Pont de Rennes pedestrian bridge the Genesee River was starting to get frozen over-it’s been frozen below Seneca Towers for over a week now.

That’s all she wrote folks-I left for home all smiles after an enjoyable morning! 🙂

Click on the links below to see today’s videos

http://youtu.be/2NAYNHmakh0

http://youtu.be/LGMWDQJ25Ho

http://youtu.be/3b_kATfT8bM

http://youtu.be/sFKlDXLzEEE

http://youtu.be/phIIqA2ixj4

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