Morning watch 10-16-12
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
Just when I think Beauty and Dot.Ca have a regular routine they change it up on me. Not only changing it but DC was not even in the picture this morning.
After checking the entire downtown scene with no pefas to be found I took a ride to Brighton. Nothing there either! When I returned to the Broad St. bridge I noticed a familiar figure on the top ibeam of OCSR at the south corner. It was the Beautyful one!
The sky kept spitting light rain showers on and off during my watch with a dismal dreary backdrop of dark skies. Donna told me that pan cam was on the Thomson Reuters building showing the pretty fall colors of the ivy that grows on it. I just happened to be in the hole at the time and so I took a pic of it. I also took a couple pics of the trees and ivy behind the Blue Cross Arena just to brighten up this report.
Lisa McK stopped by as she was out looking for dead birds below tall buildings in an effort to get owners to turn their lights out at night or at the very least close blinds so that migratory birds don’t fly into windows drawn by the light. It’s an Audubon effort locally and nationally.
We chatted while we kept track of Beauty up on the OCSR building. She was preening and napping and she ended up turning around showing her back when it started to rain.
Beauty got settled in as Lisa left. I stayed a short time longer and then I ended my watch leaving Beauty in the rain. No DC this morning but Beauty turned up to put a smile on my face! 🙂
One video at the link below of Beauty in the rain preening
October 16th, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Last week, i was at one of my accounts, and there wqs a dead female goldfinch that apparently flew into the window. She was laying on the sidewalk. After my initial fright (dead birds scare the bejeezus out of me, i feel like such a fool), i said a prayer for her little soul. It is so sad when they fly into buildings. This usually happens at this place in the spring during mating season. They do put up cardboard over some of the windows so the birds dont see their reflections. A lot of bird life around there, lots of geese.
October 16th, 2012 at 4:26 PM
The word must be spread about this and it starts with one person. Let’s all be more aware of what an impact we as humans have on nature. Every little bit helps! 🙂