By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

As I drove down Broad St. toward the bridge I could see lots of flashing lights up by Exchange Blvd. When I arrived at the intersection  they had the Broad St. bridge(BSB) blocked off and were finally removing the snow that was covering the parking lanes and sidewalks . Yay, Pat and DebbieH  will  be able to walk to work without fear of falling now.

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I parked on the Court St. bridge and climbed the snowbank to check out the river which I haven’t done since all the snow we have gotten has been piled up on the roadside. I searched for Beauty for an hour with no luck so I drove over to Brighton(BS). I could see Pigott on the northeast corner before I even got to the driveway. I went around the building twice looking for BST but he was no where to be found so I drove to the parking lot at the east end of the property to observe Pigott.

She was preening and scratching her head as a gull came flying into her personal space. She flew off and chased it to the east and back toward the building before breaking it off and disappearing to the west behind the building. I shared space with her a whole 10 minutes! lol

I looked around the building and surrounding area to no avail. After waiting 15 minutes without Miss Pigotts’  return I left BS for downtown to find the Beautyful one. Every day when I cross the Ford St. bridge on my way to and from BS I see pigeons on the columns on either side of the bridge. This would be a great hunting spot for falcons with a high rise building near by.

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After a trip around the city I spotted Beauty as I pulled up on the Andrews St. Bridge. She was on the top ibeam northeast side of OCSR.

Our girl had a full crop and was sound asleep when I arrived in my spot on Main St. to have a look/see. Just before I ended my watch she woke up moved forward a bit and went back to her slumbers. A true sleeping Beauty who makes me smile each time I see her! 🙂

Below are links for 5 videos from my watch

http://youtu.be/L_4Ng6z3L0I
http://youtu.be/7_J1tFNmiaM
http://youtu.be/4jk3Z2lssKo
http://youtu.be/g4QbJi3vRNU
http://youtu.be/i9C8Fdn3SR4

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