By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Rochester is under a Winter Storm Warning which stays in effect from 4 pm this afternoon to 7 pm tomorrow.  They are calling for a possible foot of snow by the end of the storm.

My watch started at 11 am and ended at 1 pm.  It was snowing.  It was cold (17 degrees F).  A typical winter day in Rochester!  lol

OK, on with the watch.

My first stop was the west end of Kodak Park.  I checked the stacks the best I could in the snow, but I could not find any falcons.

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Since I had no luck at KPW, I headed downtown.  Both Beauty and Dot.ca were up inside the OCSR elevator shaft, one on the south ledge and one on the north ledge.  They both had their backs to me. so I was not able to tell which was which.  I was just happy to find both of them safe and out of the weather.

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I stopped by Frontier Field, which is next to the Kodak Tower and couldn’t help hoping for spring to come soon.  Play Ball!

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My next stops were Hawkeye (no falcons seen there) and Seneca Towers, where I found two falcons on top of the window ledge at the south end of the building.  I assumed them to be Billie and 99.

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I continued my search for falcons.  At Russell Station, I found no falcons, but from there I could see that the ice on Lake Ontario was a lot further out from the shore than it had been last weekend.  The waves were crashing against the ice.

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I checked the ponds on my way home.  All were totally iced over.  First Buck Pond.  Then Long Pond and Cranberry Pond. which was be used by people ice fishing and playing on the ice.  Looked like they were having a lot of fun!

I was very happy to have found all 4 Rochester Falcons safe and sound during my Sunday watch.

Keep warm and safe everyone!

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