By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

It was a gorgeous Tuesday morning here in Rochester, NY.  Cool, but sunny, with temps going up into the  80’s later today.

I really do love watching this young falcon.  🙂

When I arrived on the Charlotte side of the river this morning, Genesee had already successfully hunted and was eating on top of the Coast Guard Tower (CGT).  Dana had arrived before me, but had also missed his hunt.

<— Genesee on CGT after finishing his meal.

After finishing his meal, Genesee preened and stretched, watching everything around him.  When a Coopers Hawk flew through the area, Genesee watched it, but remained where he was.

<— Coopers Hawk Fly By.

After awhile, Genesee took off, stooping over the river towards Charlotte Beach.  With the bright sun behind him.  We could see the gulls that had been on the beach take off as he passed over them.  It wasn’t long before he returned to the top of the CGT.

Again he settled into a good preen, making sure all his feathers were back where they needed to be.  lol

After all was in order, Genesee was again in hunt mode, alert to all that surrounded him.  A small bird flew by below him heading south down the river.  Genesee went into a stoop and the chase was on!  The very lucky small bird dove into the trees and Genesee decided to swoop low over the river, scaring up all the gulls that had been on the water.

<— Genesee stooping off of the CGT, chasing a small bird.

Genesee continued south, over the river and then headed west.  We did our best to find him, but couldn’t.

We waited about an hour hoping he would return.  When he didn’t, we ended our morning Genesee Falcon Watch.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 at 4:44 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.