By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana & Carol P.

Weather: Overcast with dark clouds. Rain on the horizon. Warm.

Juvies!!! Yes, we had juvies this morning. 🙂

When I first arrived, I found Hope on Widows Walk. She didn’t stay long. Hope took off heading southeast. I followed the best I could. When I caught up to her, Hope was eating on the base of Mercury. She was buzzed by another juvie, probably wanting a share of her small breakfast. While I was watching Hope, I spotted a falcon on the corner of Riverside with its back to me. At first I thought it was an adult, but after checking my pics, I believe it was a small, dark-headed juvie. Probably Roc. Both took off, leaving Dot.ca on the top IBeam of OCSR.

I was talking with someone on the Broad St Bridge when they took off, so I didn’t see which direction they took. Then I heard juvies (plural) crying from above. Beauty was in the lead with three, yes three, juvies trailing her. They flew over the Blue Cross Arena, heading north. I wasn’t able to get any pictures as they passed in front of the Times Square Bldg.

Dana arrived and we drove around, searching for falcons. We found a juvie and Beauty on the 5 Star Bank Bldg. They both took off just as we arrived. The search continued.

We split up, and I found Hope on the Frontier Communication Tower. Dana reported seeing a juvie hunting over the hole (Aqueduct St). She then saw one on the Academy Bldg. Soon after, a dark-headed juvie landed on FCT, lower than Hope. Hope took off while I was checking out the newly arrived juvie. The dark-headed juvie then took off hunting the nearby pigeons, then landing on City Place.

Larry visited for a short while before heading home. Now that I had no falcons in view, I started my search again. I met up with Dana and we drove over to Midtown, where we spotted Hope on top of the building behind the Cadillac Hotel. She walked out of view. It was probably their siesta time.

Dana and I drove over to the Court St Bridge. From there, we could see that Dot.ca was still on the top Ibeam of OCSR. It was time to end our morning watch. I was really happy to see juvies again this morning and I’m pretty sure I saw all three!

Here are some pictures from the morning watch. Enjoy!

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