By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

The temperature as I stepped out today was 29(F) -2(C) with windy conditions and sunshine

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As I pulled over on the Broad St. bridge I could see Beauty up on cam 1. I didn’t see Dot.ca (DC) around so I assumed he was in the nest box incubating the eggs. I continued on down to the hole and parked on Basin St. next to the Wilder building to watch the action.

Beauty was closing her eye lids on and off and did a little preening and stretching until 7:34am when she raised her tail a few times and vocalized then flew off to the east crossing the river and leaving my field of vision. I thought at the time she must have seen DC and flew out to meet him.

I left to look for the Beautyful one when she didn’t come right back just to be on the safe side since there was a female intruder in town last night that she battled with and sent packing. As I was leaving I got a text from Donna that DC was in the nest box, that was a big help-thanks! On my way back as I was stopped at the traffic light at Clinton and Broad St. I could see that Beauty was back on the cam 1. Phew! I tweeted it but I must have been in a dead zone because it didn’t send until 10 minutes later. I got situated on Basin St. again to resume my watch and then I got reports from CarolP that DC was on the eggs and another one saying Beauty was on cam 1. So I guess I don’t receive messages either when I’m in a dead zone. Beauty was back to preening and posing.

Beauty seemed to be alert but relaxed as she preened some more in the nice sunshine.

At 8:30am I decided to leave and check Seneca Towers. I hadn’t seen Billie and 99 together in quite a few days so I was a little concerned that there had been a battle there. I saw a 3rd falcon last week from my apartment half hour before a 3rd one was seen downtown-we watchers are on high alert to that sort of thing. To my delight both Billie and 99 were present when I got there.

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Also to my delight, I arrived just in time to witness 99 fly off the top window ledge on the north end of the building and fly over to Billie , who was on the northwest corner and mate with her! I had just begun taping them when it happened-talk about good luck and good timing.

99 returned to the north end top window ledge a few minutes later and Billie did her little walk toward him like she does and turned her back to me. At 8:52am Billie dropped of the edge going into a stoop down into the river gorge as 99 stayed and watched.

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That’s about it-Billie didn’t return and 99 flew off a few minutes later while I was tweeting. I waited and when nobody returned I ended my watch at 9:15am. I was standing near my 16th floor apartment window before I started writing this report and saw 99 fly through heading south looking like he was in no hurry. So finally these two can be officially called a bonded pair after being seen mating-a great reason to smile as I left for home! 🙂

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