Morning watch 12-15-12
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
My, but time is flying these days and so are the Rochester Falcons! I arrived on the Broad St. Bridge just in time to see Beauty fly off the money bag hand of Mercury. She chased pigeons upriver toward Cornhill but it was still a bit dark out and I couldn’t follow her for long. As I made my way to the east side to find the Beautyful one I stopped at Washington Square Park to check out the crows that roost there at night. Wait til you hear them in the video I shot.
Driving past the Cornhill area I stopped to take a pic of this pretty sight.
Click the pic for the full version
I only had a short time to watch this morning so I opted to check the Brighton site quick. I found nobody at home there so I figured Miss Pigott and BSB were off hunting for breakfast and back downtown I went. I spotted Beauty with feathers swirling all around her on the base of Mercury. I was happy to see she had breakfast in the works.
She was eating away when suddenly she stopped and kept looking to the south in a bit of an alerted state. You will see this in my video. I couldn’t see what she was looking at- from down in the hole (Aqueduct St.)my view is very limited- and then she took off flying east with her meal in talons. That’s all she wrote as I emerged from the hole and rode around the city to look for her to no avail. Even tho it was a short watch it was oh so sweet to have shared space with Beauty once again. This my falcon loving friends is my favorite reason to smile! 🙂
Click the links below for videos from my watch
http://youtu.be/Dbl9mCfuI3A
http://youtu.be/ks2JsLnqGiw
December 15th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
the crows are cool…never seen anything like that around here.
December 15th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
We have crows like around here too MAK…Unbelievable and I saw a RAVEN yesterday in the parking lot at work being taunted by a Mockingbird!
🙂
December 15th, 2012 at 7:12 PM
Wow! That’s a lot of Crow noise and a lot of poop! Enjoyed seeing B again today on Mercury (she does love that place)-wish she’d get a little winter friend soon. BST must be monogamous as he hasn’t, as far as we know, paid a visit DT yet. 😉
December 15th, 2012 at 10:49 PM
-I like the crows bc, but the city will be bringing the pyrotechnics team back to scare them away again.
-The little ones can certainly hold their own against larger birds Ginny! Mockingbirds are very tough birds with a big attitude-I love them!
-I would like to see Beauty have some company too Kris! Looks like Miss Pigott is a little taken by BST so I guess it’s not just the males that cheat on their mates. 🙂
December 16th, 2012 at 11:31 PM
Catching up…again. Great video of the crows and of B on Mercury. First, the crows are amazing! You shoot so great video! I have seen them roosting in the trees in that park when I’ve gone to GeVa. I always love to see them. But, your shot of the sidewalk and grass with all the droppings says it all. It is a health hazard. It is too bad. I like crows. They’re smart, and they stick together, and raise the young together. We could learn quite a bit from them; just too bad, we can’t learn to let them live among us. Isn’t is called a “murder of crows”?
And the other video – I can see our Beauty go on high alert, but she keeps her wits about her, and makes sure she takes breakfast with her. Smart girl!
Love the report.
December 16th, 2012 at 11:45 PM
Yes Margaret it’s a mob of crows and much thanks for your comment. 🙂