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Thursday Late Afternoon Falcon Watch – 2/21/13

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

It was cold and snowy  during my late afternoon watch as it usually is lately.

It was a Peregrine Falcon Trifecta.

First, I found the LT Falcon (LTF).  I do believe, based on size, that this is a female.  The Peregrine Falcon females are called falcons and the males are called tiercels.

LT Falcon 2/21/13*

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Next stop downtown Rochester.  I had no luck finding Beauty, so I headed out to the BS location where I found Pigott on the east end of the building below the tree ledge.

Pigott at BS 2/21/13*

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I didn’t stay long at BS because I wanted to continue to look for Beauty downtown.  Finally I found her on top of the Xerox Bldg on the south side, 5 columns in from the SE corner.

Beauty on Xerox 2/21/13*

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There wasn’t much activity by the three falcons I saw tonight, just a little flying by LTF.    The light was fading and all three seemed to be settled in for the evening.  I was just glad to see them all and that all remained peaceful.

I’ll leave you with a couple more pictures from the winter storm that hit Rochester back at the beginning of February.  Be sure to click on any pictures you would like to see larger.

Snow Covered Pedestrian Bridge 2/9/13Observation Deck Above Giant Icicles on Gorge Wall 2/9/13

2 Responses to “Thursday Late Afternoon Falcon Watch – 2/21/13”

  1. bc Says:

    Thanks Carol, what is the consensus that LTF is KPF? or do we have a fourth girl out there somewhere? I see some nail biting in our future. LTF is awfully close to Beauty.

  2. Carol P. Says:

    Hi bc! I believe there is a good chance that LTF and KPF are the same falcon. They look very much alike, white chest and very dark helmet head. Gorgeous falcon, but aren’t they all? 😉


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