Fledge/juvie watch 8-20-12
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
I was surprised this morning when I rounded the corner and didn’t see Dans car on the bridge. Larry came by on his way to work and saw a pefa on FCT. There were no falcons around the Broad St. bridge and Times Square areas so after Larry left I started off for City Hall. As I got on State St. near Church St. I looked up at the FCT just in time to see Beauty fly off the 2nd arm to the east where Orion met up with her and then they both went into a stoop before going out of view. Orion came over and landed on the platform railing southeast corner. And a few short minutes later Beauty landed on the top arm of the FCT on the west side.
5 minutes later Beauty flew to the west followed by Orion and together they did another little stoop over Plymouth Ave. Beauty flew to the north side of FCT landing on the top beam of the lower red area. Orion went to the east side landing on the lower catwalk railing.
30 minutes later Orion jumped down to his stick nest and Beauty remained. Things stayed like this for an hour or so.
I had gone up to the top of the Sister Cities garage and during that time Orion moved to where I couldn’t find him. 10 minutes later I saw movement and found Orion just in time to see him fly out and stoop seriously on a crow. Well let’s put it this way-that crow didn’t stick around for any more hits like that one. After that he flew right over me on the garage and circled around and back to FCT landing on the south side platform railing and then he left. This would be the last time I saw him before ending my watch.
Beauty moved from the north side over to the east side of the ibeam she was on and that’s when I left the garage to check the tower for Orion before I left for home.
As I waited at the bus stop I got a tweet from Donna that Beauty and Dot.Ca were in the nest box bowing and renewing their bond which made me smile all the way home! 🙂
Click the links below for a photo album and a bunch of videos from the watch
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