By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P. (& Dana)
Date : 5/13/12 (Sunday)
Time: 8:00 am to 12:30 pm
Weather: Sunny and temps in the 70’s; nice and warm (Another Beautiful Day!)
Watchers: Dana, Dan & Carol P
Places: Downtown Rochester (Times Square Nestsite) (TS) & Brighton Site (BS)
Peregrines Seen: Beauty (at Times Square), Pigott (at Brighton Site) & Dot.ca (at TS & BS)

Beauty = B
Dot.ca = DC
Pigott = P
Times Square Bldg = TSB
Brighton Site = BS
Broad St Bridge = BSB

It was yet another beautiful Spring day here in Rochester, NY. When I arrived downtown around 8:00 am, it was cloudy and cool, but the clouds soon parted and the sun appeared. Dot.ca was up on top of the Times Square Bldg on the base of the NE wing. I was informed by Donna and Joyce that Beauty was inside the nest box, which was directly below D.C. She was looking up at him and he was looking down at her.

Dana was at the BS location and she tweeted that Pigott was on the west end of the building. So, all three Rochester Falcons were seen this morning.

At 10:20 am, Dot.ca flew into the nest box for a short visit with Beauty and then flew out heading northwest. I waited to see if he would return but he didn’t. I drove out to the Broad St Bridge and found Dan at his favorite spot at 10:50 am. We settled in to watch Beauty.

10:50 am to Noon – report from Dana at the BS location – DC had arrived at BS and he had entered the scrape. Pigott joined him at the scrape and DC flew up to the roof on the north side of the building. Dot.ca then flew out to the east and appeared to be hunting. DC came back and joined Pigott at the scrape. Then took off again, this time heading west. Dot.ca returned with food and landed on the northeast window ledge. Pigott left the scrape to grab the food from him. Pigott settled in to eat, while Dot.ca remained on the building a level above her. Dot.ca then went to the scrape. Pigott took leftovers to the south side. At noon, Dana reported that Dot.ca was flying high above circling.

Back at the TSB, at 11:00 am, Beauty flew out of the nest box over to the OCSR where she landed at the west end of the top I-Beam. After about a half hour, Beauty took off and Dan and I saw her head west, low. I walked around and tried to find her but I couldn’t. I returned to Dan on the bridge.

Just after Dan left, at 12:10 pm, DC flew in and landed at the NE wing. He then took off heading south and flew back through, heading south. He was a busy Tiercel. At 12:20 pm, I spotted Beauty up at the base of the SE wing and she was preening. Dana joined me and we chatted for a short time. I had to get home to spend some time with my mom, so I headed out around 12:30 pm, leaving Dana on the Broad St. Bridge.

It was a very good day today. Due to tag team Falcon Watching with Dana, we saw all three Rochester Falcons and saw that Dot.ca is quite active at both nest sites. Bringing food to both Beauty and Pigott and entering both scrapes. He has also been seen defending both nest sites. We continue to wait and watch this all unfold.

I’ve included some pictures from this weekend in a KGallery album.  No sign on needed.  Enjoy!

http://pix.kg/p/4601394151105%3A1835453165/scl

Hope all you moms out there had a wonderful Mothers Day! 🙂

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