Fledge Watch – Friday – June 25, 2010 (4-7:30 pm)
Rochester Falcon Watcher: Carol P.
This was my fifth evening of fledgeless watching. But that’s ok. The longer they take the stronger they get. This is a good thing.
I arrived tonite a little before 4 pm. I joined fellow Watchers, Joyce, Willie and Jim D. They had set up at the top of the stairs near the corner of Exchange and Broad. I stayed with them for a little while, but it was too sunny for me, so I walked over to the other side of the Times Square bldg. From there, I was able to cover the north side of the building. The side that the eyases were favoring lately.
During my 3 1/2 hour Watch, not much happened. I think I had the siesta time. Snoozing eyases and dozing parents. That’s ok, I enjoyed the quiet time.
Archer and Beauty did a little bit of flying and the eyases did a little bit of flapping. Beauty landed on the base of Mercury for awhile and attempted to land on the nest box platform once. That didn’t last long since she was charged by her two youngsters. She flew over to the old Changing Scenes Restaurant and landed on the top I-Beam.
By the time I left at 7:30 pm, Joyce & I were joined by MAK, Dana, Lou and Kathy O.
Just as I was pulling out of the parking lot, Beauty flew in with food and stayed only a short while to feed them, then left what remained for the eyases to take care of.
It was a beautiful evening to be on Watch. I and many other Watchers plan on being downtown early tomorrow.
Will there be a Fledge tomorrow? Only time will tell.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Another great report…I look forward to these. Exciting times ahead. Thanks Carol.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Carol, thanks for being on watch when some of us can’t be there. So cool, because I know if something was happening you’d let everyone know! Thanks to all the other watcher’s too! Great job everyone!
~Dawn
June 26th, 2010 at 8:13 AM
The old Changing Scenes restaurant seems to be the landmark that overlaps between the old territory around the Kodak Tower and this new area.
June 26th, 2010 at 8:29 AM
True, Alison. Not sure why a nestbox wasn’t installed there.
June 26th, 2010 at 9:10 AM
If I recall correctly, Changing Scenes (properly the First Federal Building) was rejected because the roof couldn’t be secured-building employees needed access to the mechanicals up there. But it’s still an excellent perch and cache spot.