By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

2:30 to 5:00 pm

I checked the cameras before leaving the house and saw that Beauty was in the nest box on the eggs.  She had been there for quite awhile.  When I arrived downtown and parked my car on the Broad St Bridge, she was still there.  Dot.ca (DC) was on the south side of the OCSR on the top I-Beam.

Soon after I arrived, at approximately 2:45 pm, DC took off and headed towards the Times Square Bldg (TSB).  He landed on the nest box platform and a few seconds later, Beauty flew out and he went in.  She flew low and I lost sight of her.  I went down to Aqueduct St (aka “the hole”) and found Beauty on the Wilder Bldg green strip.  She was relaxing and preening.

At 3:20 pm, Beauty left the Wilder Bldg and flew over to Irving Place, which is next to the Widows Walk.  MAK had reported that she ate cached food there this morning.  Well, she was back for more.  Beauty had a nice large piece of prey.

Beauty took off with her meal and flew over me, heading east.  I was unable to see where she went.  Joyce and Brian joined me in the Times Square Bldg parking lot and we chatted for a few moments.  Then it started to snow.  After they left, I went to look for Beauty.  From the Broad St Bridge, I found her on the top IBeam of the OCSR.  She was sitting in almost the same spot that DC had been when I first arrived.

As I ended my downtown falcon watch, Beauty took off and returned to the nest box.

On my way home, I stopped at Maplewood Park, which is across the river from Seneca Towers.  Joyce and Brian joined me and we did see both falcons there.  One was on the northeast corner of Seneca Towers.  After awhile both Billie and 99 were flying above the river.  It was great seeing them and a nice way to end my watch.

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 4th, 2015 at 10:43 PM and is filed under Falcon Watch. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.