Morning watch 2-12-15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
We got a couple inches of fresh fluff (snow) overnite. It was overcast and blustery with occasional lake effect snow squalls and a temperature of 25 (F) -4 (C)
My first stop was Bragdon Place to check the south side ledge of the OCSR elevator shaft-nobody there but I spotted Beauty on the top ibeam southeast side near the elevator shaft. I left for the hole, stopping on Bank Place where it meets Aqueduct St. where I could see that the Beautyful one was not alone on OCSR-Dot.ca (DC) was just finishing up a meal down a ways from her.
Beauty had quite the full crop as I left to get closer over by the Radisson Hotel near Main St. Just as I got there around 7:30am she flew off to the west out of sight behind OCSR while DC was cleaning himself up. A minute or two after Beauty left DC took off for the north side ledge of the elevator shaft. You can see him fly up in there on today’s snippet video.
I stayed with DC for a few moments then set out to find Beauty. I didn’t have to go far as she went to Kodak Office (KO) south side arch-her latest routine. Once I pulled over on State St. and got a look at her I could see how huge her crop was-I could barely see her head over top of it and she was snoozing with her head off to the side of that fantastically full crop.
She and DC need to stuff themselves to keep warm as some brutally cold arctic air moves down from the north today called the “Polar Vortex”. Temperatures will continue to drop as the day progresses leaving us in the deep freeze. I left sleeping Beauty at 8:15am to rest and checked on DC in the elevator shaft of OCSR. He was still on the north ledge but he had moved to the back of it with his back to the world.
I left our downtown Peregrine pair in their food comas and when I got home to Seneca Towers there were no falcons anywhere on the building. At 8:45am another falcon watch was in the books and another smile produced by seeing falcons! 🙂
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February 13th, 2015 at 11:37 AM
I am so glad you go out every day to see our falcons!! This is the worst winter we’ve had on the Cape since we moved here..Seeing you get out and our falcons surviving is an inspiration to me.. It’ll be OK! Spring will come! All will be right with the world.. Thanks MAK ! I think I just found my smile!
February 13th, 2015 at 5:29 PM
June, I’m so happy I can put a smile on your face through our beloved falcons. They do have a way of making a person smile even if ya don’t want to! 🙂