By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Kathy O, Larry O & Carol P.

Weather: Another gorgeous morning. Bright Blue Sky and warm temps.

The first falcon I saw this morning was up on the Times Square Bldg, NE wing ledge. I was able to see this falcon from Kodak Office. When I pulled into the hole (Aqueduct St), I saw a juvie up on the base of Mercury. It was Hope and she was having her breakfast. Beauty was the adult up on the Times Square Bldg.

I walked up to the Broad St Bridge, where the lighting was better. It’s not good to take pictures directly into the bright sun. I was soon joined on the bridge by Larry O. Kathy O had texted that she was driving around trying to find the other falcons.

After finishing her meal, Hope flew over to Widows Walk (WW). Kathy joined me and we settled in to keep an eye on Hope, since we couldn’t find Roc & Geraki. Twice Hope stooped off of WW attempting to catch one of the pigeons there. She missed both times, returning to WW. Beauty was keeping an eye on her daughter from above.

We had been talking about the fact that we had not seen Hope make any serious attempts to hunt yet, so it was great to see her hunt.

Kathy was the first to spot a momma duck and 10 ducklings heading towards us across the parking lot. Oh, boy!

I took a quick pic after they passed us and locked up my camera and binocs. It was time to help this little family to get to the river. With the help of another lady and three guys who were sitting in the park, Kathy & I were able to get all of them to the river. It feels awesome to help when you can!

After returning to the hole, Hope was gone from WW and Beauty was up on the base of Mercury finishing Hope’s breakfast. Kathy went to search for the duck’s nest. She found it in a planter close to the road. Thankfully they were now safe.

We drove around, but were unable to find any of our Rochester Falcons. It was close to 10 am and getting much warmer. Siesta Time!

Here are some pictures from the morning watch. Enjoy!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Larry O, Dana and Carol P.

Weather: Beautiful, temps in the 60’s.

Well, it’s getting to be that time when the juvies are spreading out around the city and from each other. It will start to get harder to find them. The morning watchers are doing a lot of driving around to attempt to find our Rochester Falcons.

Here are some pics from the morning watch. Enjoy!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana, Kathy O, Larry O & Carol P.

Weather: So much cooler and less humid, with threatening clouds for most of the morning watch. Temps in the 60’s.

What a fun watch this morning! The first falcon I spotted was a juvie on Widows Walk. By the time I drove closer, the juvie was gone. I met Dana on Court St. She verified that it was a juvie and that it had flown towards downtown.

From Woodbury Blvd, we could see two juvies talon tagging over B&L. One larger than the other.

From behind Midtown, I had two on the 5 Star bldg. I saw a 3rd falcon to the east and the 2 juvies took off, giving chase. After a few minutes, 2 juvies returned to the NW corner of 5 Star. We do believe that it was Geraki and Hope.

During the morning watch, we had lots of flying and a couple of food transfers. At one point, there were two falcons sitting side-by-side on the 5 Star railing. The smaller one had a dark head, so we’re pretty sure it was Roc.

We spent most of our watch behind Midtown, where lots of folks approached us to ask about the falcons. Lots of fun!

When we left, there was a big fire on W. Main St (west of downtown). Lots of fire trucks and thick black smoke. Hopefully no one was hurt.

Here are some pictures from the morning watch. Enjoy!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana, Kathy O, Lisa McK, Larry O & Carol P.

Weather: After a whole bunch of glorious rain yesterday, it was a much cooler and less humid morning. Nice not to start our watch in sauna-like conditions.

The first falcon I found this morning was Hope up on the B&L bldg. Dana spotted a falcon eating on the east side of the Geva Theater. I do believe this was Roc. Later, I believe we saw both Geraki & Roc on Widows Walk. I really wish it was easier to ID these two. Hope is so easy, with her cute little eyebrows. lol Beauty was also seen during the morning watch.

Here are some pictures from my watch. Enjoy!

July 11th, 2020

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Dana (aka Auntiewood)

Falcon watchers: Carol P, Kathy O, Larry O, and Dana.

This is a movie containing pictures and video clips from this mornings watch.

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana, Kathy O, Larry O & Carol P.

Weather: Very warm and humid. Lots of clouds and breaks in the clouds. Rain this afternoon. Hopefully!

It was very humid right from the beginning of our morning watch. I first found Beauty on the Frontier Communication Tower, on the NE box.

From there, I made my way around downtown. Both Geraki & Hope were on the Five Star Bldg. There was a lot of flying and food during the watch. Beauty and Dot.ca were both seen.

At one time, I had 4 in the air. My gut says Roc was in the mix, but we couldn’t prove it. Geraki and Roc look so much alike. Unless they’re sitting next to each other for size comparison, it’s almost impossible to tell them apart. Colored bands would have been very helpful.

Hopefully, we’ll get a picture of all 3 together again soon.

Here are some pictures from my morning watch. Enjoy!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana, Kathy O, Larry O & Carol P.

Weather: Very warm and humid. Temp was already up to 80 degrees when my morning watch started. It’s going up to mid-90’s again today. Hoping for rain tomorrow.

The majority of our watch took place on the now closed Riverside Hotel. Dana first spotted Beauty up on the SW corner antenna. I was out walking around the city, so I headed over to the corner of Main St and South Ave. From there, I could see two juvies eating on the east side of Riverside. It was Geraki & Hope.

After they ate, they both took off and flew over the downtown area, talon tagging. Hope ended up on Mercury’s leg and Geraki flew past the Times Square Bldg. We believe she ended up on Widows Walk.

Larry O joined Kathy, Dana and I near the Frontier Communication Tower, where Beauty and Dot.ca were both located.

We had hoped to see all 3 juvies together, but couldn’t verify that we saw Roc this morning. He could be taking day trips and hunting on his own. Hopefully he’ll return to his family soon.

Here are some pictures from the morning watch. Keep cool everyone! Enjoy!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana, Larry O & Carol P.

Weather: Hot, hazy and humid. Temps in the 80’s this morning going up to mid-90’s this afternoon, with a heat index close to 100. The next rain is forecast for the weekend. We really need rain! Heat Advisory!

This morning was Roc-less. 🙁 We had a lot of activity by Beauty, Hope and Geraki. A couple feedings. Both girls had huge crops by the time our watch ended.

Near the end of our watch, Dot.ca flew through from the south. He ended up on the Frontier Communication Tower. It is that time when our juvies will be taking day trips. Hopefully, Roc will be seen tomorrow morning with his sisters.

Here are some pictures from the morning watch. Enjoy! and stay cool!

July 8th, 2020

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Dana (aka Auntiewood)

Falcon watchers: Carol P, Kathy O, Larry O, and Dana.

This is a movie containing pictures and video clips from this morning’s watch.

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Morning Watchers: Dana, Kathy O, Larry O and Carol P.

Weather: Really warm and humid. Lots of clouds, which made it bearable. Going up into the 90’s later today.

We spent most of our watch traveling around the area near the Times Square Bldg, where we were able to find all three juvies. Beauty was at the Powers Bldg. I don’t think we saw Dot.ca during the morning watch.

There was a lot of flying, chasing, talon tagging and attempted hunts by our juvies. Roc had food up on the Times Square Ext, that may have been a cache or something he caught. We did not witness him successfully hunt.

Here are some pictures from the morning watch. Enjoy!