By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Another nice day in Rochester is forecast with a high temperature of 60 (F) 16 (C) cloudy and no precipitation expected. It was 31 (F) -1 (C)when I left for downtown.

I arrived on the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) around 7:15am finding UT(unbanded tiercel) on the well wall next to the nest box. I drove down to the hole (Aqueduct St.) and when I looked up he was gone! Unbeknownst to me he was in the nest box with Beauty bowing. I went back up to the bridge and could see her but not him. The sun started to come up over the horizon and lit up the top half of the Times Square building (TSB).

The river pigeons came flying across in front of me on the BSB and UT was right behind them passing in a blur! They all disappeared quickly going southbound. At about 8:00am UT was back on the well wall and once again as I looked away to grab my camera he left! 5 minutes later I spotted him waaay up on the southwest corner of Xerox with Beauty still in the nest box. And true to form he took off a couple minutes later flying north really fast.

At 8:20am Beauty flew to Mercury landing on the money bag and took off a couple minutes later heading west. Hmm, has she picked up UTs antsy ways already!?

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Beauty went to the TSB and landed under the northeast wing. A few minutes later UT flew above her and they both went to the nest box.

It was 8:30am when UT flew out of the nest box zipping across the river and went into a stoop by the Chase building disappearing behind it. He then showed up on the southwest corner of Xerox. Beauty went to Mercury at this time as UT stooped off Xerox going behind it where I lost sight of him. Beauty left Mercury as well. UT showed up at the nest box just before the 9 o’clock hour and left with Beauty returning to Mercury 10 minutes later.

The Beautyful one took off flying west so I followed going down Broad St. to Plymouth Ave. As I turned onto Plymouth I spotted UT on the northwest corner of the jail and naturally he didn’t stay long. Larry came up behind me to join the watch. Beauty came flying in above UT and he flew off with her to the southeast.

Larry and I went back to the BSB as Kathy arrived to join in on the fun. At 9:20am Beauty went to the nest box and left right away flying north. Next we spotted both Beauty and UT gracing the eastern sky with him landing on the Hyatt for a few seconds then rejoining Beauty in the sky where we lost them behind the Chase tower. A couple minutes later I saw one of them fly behind the TSB. On a hunch I crossed over to the north side of the BSB to take a look at spots we couldn’t see from the south side  and sure enough there was a falcon on the northeast corner of the Kodak Office launchpad. Being too far away to ID-that question was answered when UT showed up under the northeast wing of the TSB.

UT had his eyes fixated mostly to the north, I assume keeping track of his new girl Beauty on the K-tower. Larry left and Kathy and I left to check the Brighton site. Once again Pigott wasn’t home but there were 4 geese on the lower building roof  with one of them honking up a storm. I guess she wasn’t wanting to share her space with the others for 2 of them beat feet and flew off. Kathy went back downtown and I ended my watch at noon. It really makes me smile knowing that Beauty has someone  to keep company with after a long lonely winter for her! 🙂

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