Sunday Late Morning/Early Afternoon Falcon Watch – 3/15/15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
10:30 am to 1:30 pm – 35 degrees (F) & lightly snowing for the first 1 1/2 hours of my watch.
I first checked out Kodak Park West (KPW) and BS. No falcons seen at either location.
When I arrived downtown, I found both Beauty and Dot.ca close together on the south side of OCSR, top Ibeam.
From the Broad St Bridge, I checked out the river on both sides of the bridge. 95% of the river was ice free. Many of the ducks that had been there on Friday were now gone. There were a few that were still there on the little bit of ice that remained. Because of the snow and ice melt from the last few days, the river was running hard.
The bridge was filling up quickly due to something going on at the Blue Cross Arena (BCA). Lots of little girls dressed up as princesses were heading into the BCA.
I waited until 12:30 pm, watching Beauty and Dot.ca. The only movement they made was when Dot.ca walked to the south corner and back. lol
I wanted to check on the High Falls, so I headed over to the pedestrian bridge. There was a lot of water cascading over the falls and the island below the bridge was totally under water. Here are some pictures I took during my visit there, including one of what remained of the two large piles of snow below the Smith St Bridge.
From there, I headed south, first stopping at the Hawkeye Plant. No Falcons there. Then on to Seneca Towers where I found two falcons on the southeast corner of the building, that I assumed were Billie and 99.
The last stop on my falcon watch tour was Russell Station, where I found no falcons. So, no falcons at KPW, BS or RS. Beauty and Dot.ca downtown and Billie and 99 at Seneca Towers. All was quiet and peaceful.
