Falcon Watches (Afternoons) – 10/10, 10/14, 10/15 & 10/16/15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Fall has arrived and there may be a hint of snow in the air in some areas near Rochester, NY this weekend. Brrrr.
Here are some reports and images from my afternoon Falcon Watches over the past few days. Enjoy!
Monday, October 10, 2015
I found both Billie and Seth home at Seneca Towers. They were on the north end window ledge. This was my view from Maplewood Park, across the river.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
On Wednesday I found both Beauty and Dot.ca up inside the OCSR elevator shaft. I found no falcons at Hawkeye, Medley Center or Seneca Towers.
But, I did find a Peregrine Falcon hanging out on the base of the top railing on the west stack at Russell Station. It was too far a distance for me to get any good pics to tell if it was banded or not. Based on size, I believe it was a female and she had food on the platform behind her. She remained about an hour then went on her way.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
I spent most of my watch downtown with both Beauty and Dot.ca. I first found Dot.ca up inside the OCSR elevator shaft. He took off and Beauty landed on the north side of OCSR on the top IBeam. Before I left downtown, I found Dot.ca on the north side of Kodak Office on the arch ledge. I found no falcons at Hawkeye, Medley Center, Seneca Towers or Russell Station.
Friday, October 16, 2015
When I arrived downtown, I found Dot.ca on the south side arch ledge of Kodak Office. He soon took off and landed on the Frontier Communication Tower on the south side, just below the platform.
Beauty flew in from the east and landed next to Dot.ca on the Frontier Communication Tower.
I drove over to the City Hall parking lot for a closer look. After taking one picture, both Beauty and Dot.ca started to alarm kak kak kak! They both took off heading south and I followed.
I arrived on the Broad St Bridge, just as one falcon was returning heading back towards the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT). Back on the Andrews St Bridge I was able to see a falcon on the FCT southeast box. I could not tell if it was Beauty or Dot.ca.
While I was keeping watch for the 2nd falcon to return, A Coopers Hawk flew over the river and the pigeons that had been on a nearby building took off and flew in panicked flight as the Coop passed over heading south down the river. The falcon on the Frontier Communication Tower, did not move.
I checked at Hawkeye, Medley Center, Seneca Towers and Russell Station, where I had no luck finding any falcons.
At Medley Center, I was having fun watching two Mockingbirds that appeared to be in a mock battle. To me it looked more like playing by two young ones. They were chasing each other and vocalizing quite loudly. Here are a couple pictures I took of them. 🙂
