Morning watch 10-2-12
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
I’m happy to say that today was my very first falcon watch with my very own car! An angel came to me over the weekend and offered me a 2001 Mercury Sable no strings attached. I couldn’t turn down a free car whether I can afford to keep one on the road or not! I have retired my drag behind cart and boy do I feel free!
As I drove up to the Broad St. bridge(BSB) about 7:00am I found no pefas in the area nor did I see any on the east side. Upon returning to the BSB I got out to check the river I watched a starling eating bugs on a light that hung over the side of the bridge. I looked to the east and noticed a bump on the southwest corner of Xerox. I turned my camera on,flipped open the LCD screen and zoomed it all the way and unfortunately the falcon was gone when I pointed at Xerox. No problem cuz nearly an hour later after DebbieH stopped on her way to work I spotted a falcon under the southeast wing of the Times Square building(TSB) with its back to me. I walked down to the hole for closer viewing and it left while I was enroute!
10 minutes later I spotted Beauty on the deck next to the main cam and the next time I looked she was gone. Dot.Ca(DC) was under the northeast wing and feathers were a flying!
Out of nowhere Beauty appeared above me in the hole a couple minutes later and flew to Mercury coming to rest on the base.
The Beautyful one moved to where I couldn’t see her so I walked up to the BSB and while I did she left. So back down to the hole I went ending up next to He’s Chinese Restaurant to view DC eating his breakfast. 10 minutes later I looked at Mercury to see that Beauty had returned to the base.
I enjoyed the company of our downtown Peregrine pair for 30 minutes before DC decided to leave. I walked down to Aqueduct park to be closer to Beauty when the sky started to spritz some fine little raindrops down on us.
I went to my car( I like the sound of that) parked behind the Phillipone building and Beauty left. I decided to ride over to BS to have a look see before ending my watch. It was raining harder when I got there and on my second pass around the building the only thing I saw were 6 geese crossing the driveway. I believe Pigott has migrated as she is a young falcon and that’s when they do their wandering. The more we observe the more we learn about the worlds fastest animal the Peregrine Falcon. I drove off in my car and I swear I haven’t stopped smiling since I got it! 🙂
Click the links below for pics and videos from my watch
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http://youtu.be/Fgyqwba7zmY
http://youtu.be/ciuKsHCfig4
http://youtu.be/Xuze4qdrXVE
http://youtu.be/bQ1R5pKa62o
October 2nd, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Congrats on the car MAK! Now the falcons won’t be able to hide from you so easily! It will be interesting if Piggot has migrated this one time due to her young age or if she’s inherited the ‘migrating’ gene. Her older sister Stelco used to migrate south every year as well yet her sister Durand in Ohio doesn’t seem too.
October 2nd, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Thanks kathy! It’s been a week now since Pigott was last seen at BS so I think it’s safe to say she has left us for the time being. It’ll be interesting to see if she returns at some point in time. 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 2:27 PM
From pulling wheels to riding on them! Good luck with your “Angel” car! Girls gone cruisin, be back when ever she dern feels like it! Gonna miss that little Pigott!
October 2nd, 2012 at 2:30 PM
MAK, congrats on your “angel car” only fitting for one dedicated PEFA watcher. I know it has to make you feel good! Thanks for all you do. Hey do you have your Led Zepplin tape and/or cd playing while crusin? 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Thanks Donna and Donna M.! I only have albums and cassette tapes of Led Zeppelin but I do have a couple Robert Plant CDs that I will be taking to the car for my listening pleasure! I was crankin’ out Rod Stewart and Tina Turner last nite Donna M. It feels great-it’s been about 6 years since I had a vehicle of my own-I’m lovin’ it!!! 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 7:10 PM
Angel Egg sent you an Angel Car <3 May your wheels bless you as much as you bless us with your vigilant reports on our precious pefas
October 2nd, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Aww, thanks Linda! 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 8:20 PM
I am so happy for you MAK! Good luck with the car 🙂 What great news to hear of this.
You deserve it so much for ALL you do!!!
October 2nd, 2012 at 8:34 PM
TY Ginny! Luck is definitely part of it! 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 9:25 PM
Congrats on the car, MAK! It’s not a Ford Falcon, but at least it’s named after an animal. 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Thanks Pat! 🙂
October 2nd, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Congrats on your new ride, MAK! What a generous Angel. Quite appropriate that the car is a “Mercury”, don’t you think? Surely Beauty must approve!
October 2nd, 2012 at 10:39 PM
Yes I agree Barb on the generosity and Beauty approving of the Mercury and she was looking at me (or so I thought) when I went over to it this morning one time. I often wonder if they recognize us watchers. 🙂
October 3rd, 2012 at 12:45 AM
I have a story too long to tell here…But I believe that they do recognize all of you. Just think about how magnificent their eyesight is.
October 3rd, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Hey, that’s right! It’s not a Ford Falcon, but it is a MERCURY! How cool is that??
October 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Barb I think you could be onto something there.
Patty it’s way cool! 🙂
October 6th, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Ηeу very niсе blog!