Morning watch 4-1-15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
I had a sunny watch with a temperature of 30(F) -1(C)
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Beauty laid egg #3 at 9:19am this morning. Yahoo!
I spotted Dot.ca (DC) on the heel of Mercury when I arrived on the Broad St. bridge (BSB) he had his back to me. I went down to the hole for a better view but he left just as I got there and went to the deck for a second then over to the top I-beam south corner of OCSR.
Less than 5 minutes later DC took off after a pigeon, chasing it south and stooping just as he went out of view behind the Blue Cross Arena. He came back a half minute later and came to rest on the Mercury money bag (MMB) at 7am .
10 minutes later DC flew off to the north past OCSR and out of sight. He would return and end up on the west corner top I-beam of OCSR at 7:30am.
DC did a little preening and after a 10 minute perch flew over to Times Square (TSB) and landed under the northeast wing. A Red-tailed Hawk flew over TSB and he squawked at it as it headed east-I was surprised he didn’t go after it and when he took off just seconds later I found out why. He had other things in his mind-like breakfast.
DC took cached food with him to the 2nd I-beam near the south corner of OCSR and started plucking feathers immediately. He had a few bites then off he went headed toward TSB.
At 8:04am Beauty flew out the nest box to meet up with DC on the Wilder green strip where a food exchange took place with lots of vocalizing. I was parked on Basin St. right below the Wilder building so I couldn’t see the actual exchange. DC flew over to cam 1/pan cam for a few seconds then down to the nest box while Beauty picked at his food gift and I changed positions to Aqueduct St.
Beauty’s back side looked pretty eggy and with her 3rd egg about ready to make its appearance she understandably didn’t eat much. After 5 minutes she stopped eating and flew to the southeast corner of Widows Walk to cache the leftovers.
I was back over to Basin St. to watch as Beauty did a little feaking and preening. At 8:13am Beauty flew off to the heel of Mercury and 5 minutes later across to the deck.
Beauty quickly moved out of view going back to the nest box and half a minute later DC came flying out to the Wilder fire escape ladder first then immediately off again to the north out of view.
It was 8:30am and I thought for sure Beauty would be laying that egg soon so I elected to go home and see if anyone was home at Seneca Towers. From the Northridge Church parking lot I spotted 99 on an antenna at the south end of the building. He was in hunt mode.
I left and parked down on St. Paul St. across from Seneca Towers for a much closer view. As I started taping him, 99 flew off toward the river gorge and didn’t return.
So after another very busy watch I went home smiling at 9am! 🙂
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April 1st, 2015 at 3:07 PM
I got up at 5 AM to view an egg appearance…Nothing..I went back top bed for a half hour…Checked in again.. Nothing..a sleeping Beauty!! I got washed up, ready for the day..Prepared my husband’s breakfast, read some news, came back to my computer around 8…more sleeping..Sigh! This is worse than the maternity ward at the local hospital ..I gave up and went on with my day…Just came in at 2 :55, read your news. I missed it..(BUT it sure is a beautiful eggy trio!!!) Mazel tov to Beauty and DC!!!
April 1st, 2015 at 5:00 PM
Sorry June, it takes a lot of patience to watch and wait for an egg. The next one should come Friday early evening, start watching around 5pm. That’s my best advice! 🙂