Fledge Watch Report – 6/29/21
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
Watchers (during my watch): Dana, Larry O and Carol P.
7:00 – 10:00 am
Another hot, humid and steamy day. Again the temps are going up to 90 today. This is getting old. The good thing is it’s supposed to cool down soon, with much needed rain on the way.
It took me awhile to find the falcons this morning. The first falcon I found was Beauty on the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT). It didn’t take long for Golden to find Beauty’s hiding spot. He flew in and knocked her off. Both flew over me heading south. Soon after they left, Dot.ca flew out from inside the Frontier Communication Tower framework. He flew up to the white disk. I have to assume there was food up there.
I next found both Golden and Beauty on the Widows Walk (WW). For the majority of my watch, Golden remained there until he finally left, flying back towards the FCT. He ended up on the shorter of the two communication towers, where he moved in out of sight, probably for a nap.
No Freyja sighting today. We’ll keep looking.
We ended our watch at that time and made a quick visit at Seneca Towers, where Dana and I found Beau and one juvie in view.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from today’s watch. Lots of Golden Wings! Enjoy and stay cool!
June 29th, 2021 at 2:07 PM
Can really see the patterns in the feathers in detail
June 30th, 2021 at 5:54 PM
Thanks Larry!
July 11th, 2021 at 4:12 PM
So grateful for every one of your blogs, CarolP.
July 12th, 2021 at 11:53 AM
Thank you so much Alison.