By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

It was another cold, cloudy, blustery day.  Well, I guess it is almost Winter.  Brrrr!

During the day quite a few Watchers were out and about, checking on Beauty, Pigott & her friend BST (the unbanded Tiercel), at least that’s who we “assume” it was.  Yesterday, Beauty was seen downtown and Pigott & BST were seen at the BS location.  Today’s sightings are as follows:

10:30 am – Kathy O reports: “Searched BS 20 minutes .. No falcons seen.”

11:30 am – Joyce reports:  “Checked BS. No falcon sightings either.”

2:20 pm – Lisa McK reports: “At BS 1 falcon tucked in corner on SE side.  Still looking for #2.” (Lisa did not report finding a 2nd falcon at the BS location.)

3:40 pm – Joyce reports:  “2 falcons at BS. One on SE corner of east extension and the other next to the tree on SE corner.”

3:50 pm – Carol P reports:  “Cold and snow at KP but no falcons. Brrr!”

4:00 pm – Joyce reports:  “Our 3 known falcons are in their regular spots. Beauty is on the money bag of Mercury, and Pigott & BST on east side of BS.”

4:00 pm – Carol P reports:  “DT. Confirmed. Beauty on Mercury.”

4:30 pm – Carol P reports:  “DT. B took off heading east over river. Fingers frozen!”

4:50 pm – Carol P reports:  “DT. Been all over and cannot find B. Lots of pigeons in panic flight so she could be hunting. Losing light. Time to go.”

I spent close to a half hour with Beauty while she was up on the money bag hand of the Mercury statue.  By 4:45 pm, I was already losing light.  Wish I had more time to watch after I get out of work.  It was extremely cold as the little bit of sun was covered by dark clouds and it stared to flurry.

At 4:30 pm, Beauty took off stooping over the river heading east.  The building got in the way, so I didn’t see where she went.  I drove around downtown trying to find her, but had no luck.  The only evidence of her possible passing through were lots of pigeons in panic flight over the river and at the old Midtown Plaza.  After checking the best I could and not finding her, I decided to call it a day at close to 5:00 pm.

I was very happy that Kathy O, Lisa McK & Joyce were out with me and that all three current Rochester falcons were seen today.

Here are s few pics of Beauty on the Mercury statue.  Sorry that the quality of the pics isn’t the greatest.

Please be sure to click on the pictures for a larger version.

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