A Sunday Afternoon Falcon Watch – 1/13/13
By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.
This will probably be my last report for awhile.
I was only able to get out for a couple hours this afternoon. My first stop was the BS location. I had no luck finding Pigott or BST. I checked out the surrounding area hoping to find out where they are hanging out when not at BS. The only raptor I found was this RTH hanging out on a nearby building.
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and this stone raptor.
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I circled the area, checking out all the buildings I could and had no luck finding them. Next I wanted to find Beauty before heading home. But, first I drove through the very beautiful Mt Hope Cemetery.
When I first arrived on the Broad St Bridge (BSB) Beauty was on the top IBeam SE side on the OCSR. She took off while I was parking my car. It was a beautiful afternoon. Temps in the high 60’s. Definitely a January thaw. I could hear the river roaring. There was a lot of water flowing through the middle of downtown Rochester due to all the snow melt. It was quite impressive.
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I drove around downtown looking for Beauty, finally finding her on the top IBeam of the OCSR on the NE side. She had her back to me, but her head was in constant motion. It looked like she had a very full crop.
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I stayed for awhile watching Beauty before heading home at approximately 3:00 pm. I wish I had found Pigott and BST, but I was very happy to have found Beauty hanging out peacefully watching over her territory.
I’ll leave you with a few pictures from my trip through Mt Hope Cemetery and one picture of a deer with one antler that Kathy O saw while driving through Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Seems we had the same idea today. lol 🙂
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On my way out of the cemetery, I saw this lady and asked if she had seen any falcons. She pointed up to the sky above and said “Keep Your Eyes to the Sky!”
January 13th, 2013 at 11:34 PM
Thank you Carol for your beautifully written report.
Hope will see your report soon. Keep safe.
January 14th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
What an interesting report, Carol! Glad you got to see Beauty. Where is the “stone raptor?” My Dad is a retired funeral director and often talks about Mt. Hope Cemetery. It is beautiful. I didn’t know about the Fire Horses Memorial. Very nice tribute.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:09 PM
I love the way you see things differently.
January 16th, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Hi Winnie! Thank you!
Thanks Barb! Mt Hope Cemetery is a beautiful place to visit. So peaceful. The “stone raptor” is on one of the buildings at the Monroe Cty Hospital. This is where I found the Red-tail Hawk.
Joyce – Very kind of you. 🙂