By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

When I checked the local TV weather before heading out they said it was 39 degrees outside-when I got downtown the bank clock said it was 47 degrees. Either way I had to where my gloves this morning for a brisk but sunny start

I found Beauty on the north side of HSBC to start my day-sweet! She was smack dab in the middle and stuck out like a sore thumb.  She wasn’t there for long-6 minutes to be exact when she flew northwest.

I caught up with her on the Frontier Communications Tower (FCT) perched on her favorite northeast cube. I parked on Fitzhugh St. in front of the Sister Cities parking garage to observe the Beautyful one. She was alert and in hunt mode paying close attention to birds below her. At one point she turned around to get a better look at them so I had to go down to the City Hall parking lot to see the front of her.

Beauty up close and personal

I left  her after almost an hour and headed over to the Brighton Site landing there about 8:30am. I was greeted by both Pigott on the west end of the south side vent and UT (unbanded tiercel) on the slatted window ledge in the bright sunshine.

Pigott had an exceptionally full bulging crop but still was keeping track of the starlings flying around-like she could fit any more down that throat of hers. In between preening, UT was also watching the starlings albeit with his back facing out he had his head on a swivel. Miss Pigott flew off to the southwest after 10 minutes passed and that was the last I saw her.

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I got my first UT poop shot when he decided to go to the back corner of the ledge, peek out and then come forward again showing his back to the world. He did some stretching exercises as well including the speed skating  maneuver.  He’s a very alert little guy except I don’t think he saw Pigott leave as he had his head buried under his wing preening when she left.

I left him around 9:20am to check the Hawkeye and Seneca Towers sites-no luck spotting a falcon at either place. In returning downtown I went to FCT after seeing a dark spot under the platform from the Andrews St. Bridge. It took some work but I finally found both Beauty and DC in amongst the beams very well hidden. They moved around a bit and settled on facing each other from a very short distance.

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I ended my watch at 10:15am wondering why DC wasn’t sending UT packing over at Brighton-perhaps he is doing what his father Jack does, spending a few days with Beauty exclusively and then with Pigott a few. And he just hasn’t been in Brighton since UT arrived.  All I can say is if we can have 2 pair without any fights I’ll be smiling! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

4:00 to 7:00 pm

Watchers during that time: Kathy O, Jo & Julie – New Watchers & Carol P.

A gorgeous fall day in Rochester, NY.  A bit chilly with temps in the 60’s (F), but my watch started out with sunshine and blue skies.

My first stops were ST and HE.  No juvie falcon seen at either location.  Downtown, I found Dot.ca on the south side of the OCSR on the top I-Beam close to the south corner.

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The river’s water level was high and the area was alive with all kinds of birds.  I’ll include some pics at the end.  I drove around the downtown area and found Beauty on the south side of the Xerox Tower, 5th column in from the SE corner.

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While I was watching Beauty and Dot.ca a tweet came in from Kathy O.  She was at the BS location and she found Pigott on the south side of the west end adjacent to the cubby area.  It was time for me to join Kathy at the BS location.  We hadn’t seen UT last night and I hoped he hadn’t left Rochester just yet.  Kathy had run an errand, so she wasn’t there when I first arrived.  I slowly circled the building and found a falcon on the SW corner of the west end of the building.  Because it was facing away from me, I couldn’t tell if it was Pigott or not.

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I waited to see if this falcon would reveal it’s identity.  Finally some stretches and a roust!  It was our unbanded tiercel, UT.

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At about 5:45 pm, UT stretched his wings and took off heading to the south side of the building.  He landed on the slower section of the slat window and vocalized with some soft ee-chups.  He was looking towards the southwest.

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That’s when Kathy and I saw Pigott fly in and land on the SW corner of the SE extension.  She had a HUGE crop!  Obviously she had recently eaten.  lol  She preened a bit and stretched.  They could definitely see each other from their positions.

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At 6:25 pm, Pigott flew over to the slat window and landed next to UT.  They vocalized a bit and then UT flew up to the SE corner of the SW extension, just above Pigott.  It was starting to get dark and Kathy had to leave.  I wanted to stick around until 7:00 pm, when it would be dark, hoping to see where they settled for the evening.

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Two ladies came towards me, walking their dog.  One had binoculars and was looking up at UT.  They walked over and introduced themselves as Jo, Julie and their dog Finn.  We met Julie over the weekend and Joyce met both Jo and Julie later.  Jo used to work near the Cathedral of the Learning in Pittsburgh, PA, where Beauty was from and she used to watch that nest site.  I showed them where UT and Pigott were  on the building and we chatted until UT took off and flew south.  He returned to the building and landed on a window just to Pigott’s right.  He took off and headed south again.  We waited to see if he would return.  By 7:00 pm, it was dark and UT had not returned.  Pigott flew up to the corner he had vacated and looked towards the south.  We wondered if he might be hunting and that she could see him.

It was time to end our Watch.  I said goodbye to Jo, Julie and Finn and sent one last tweet that I was ending my watch.  The moon was gorgeous this evening.

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I’ll leave you with a few pics I took during my Watch today.  Enjoy!  Remember to click on any you would like to see larger.  Goodnight Everyone!

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

A chilly start to the day with a temp of 44 degrees (F) 7 (C) and just a few clouds making for mostly sunny skies and another nice sunrise

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I found Dot.Ca  (DC) on the northwest corner of HSBC to start my watch. He was on the railing at first but the wind kept making him lose his balance so he flew out and returned landing near the corner. I wasn’t sure if it was him at first because his chest didn’t look as white as usual, funny how lighting plays tricks on your eyes.

DC started eating and as time went on the tail of his victim hung over the edge revealing that it was a cardinal as it was red. They are my favorite song bird so I was in mourning for a bit. He finished eating after 10 minutes and flew west at 7:20am.

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10 minutes later I spotted DC on the southeast corner of the Kodak Office (KO) launchpad as I was stopped on State St. I drove down to the  Browns Race/High Falls area and parked on Mill St. to observe him. It was then that I noticed Beauty directly below him on the southeast corner of the playpen. DC was keeping an eye on Beauty and she was keeping an eye on birds below as she was in hunt mode.

Around 8am I decided to go check the Brighton Site (BS) and as I started to make a k turn 2 Rochester Police squad cars came up and blocked me in front and back. A female officer walked up to me with a male officer standing by the back of my car. She said a call came in about someone taking pictures and the other one asked if I was watching hawks. I pointed to Beauty and DC, showed them some pics from my camera and gave them a quick run down about our beloved PEFAs. No worries as we all drove off smiling. 🙂

I made it over to BS at 8:30am only to find that there were no falcons around. Hmm, had DC chased off  the unbanded tiercel (UT) or did Pigott and UT go flying off somewhere together. Anyway, I returned to downtown stopping on State St. near  KO  I saw that Beauty and DC were still on their previous spots.

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I drove on to check Hawkeye and Seneca Towers. The juvie that has been seen at those places is not there in the mornings but is seen almost regularly in the afternoon and evening and today was no exception-not seen! Returning to State St. only DC remained on KO-the Beautyful one was gone. DC was facing the sun looking like my knick name for him-Whitey.

I left DC and checked out  the High Falls overlook off of Commercial St. in Browns Race for a change of pace. It was neat to be closer to the falls and looking down on them. And I couldn’t resist taking a couple pics of some holly bushes there.

When I was done I drove over to the Frontier Communications Tower to see if  Beauty was there and she was, hiding very well under the platform near the southeast corner. I was there only a few minutes as her eyes were getting heavy and she was ready to nap.

And that’s all she wrote-I ended my watch just before 10am with a smile on my face! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

5:45 – 7:00 pm

Watchers during this time: Joyce, Kathy O and Carol P.

Note: Lisa McK had gone over to BS at lunch time and reported only seeing Pigott.

The day started out in the 70’s (F) and then a cold front moved through Rochester.  It rained most of the morning into the afternoon.  Finally, around 5:00 pm, the sun broke through for a little while and the winds picked up.  The temps dropped down into the 50’s this evening.  It was down right chilly!  It was time for me to head out for a short falcon watch.

On my way downtown, I checked out ST and HE for the juvie Peregrine.  No sightings at either location.

Joyce tweeted from the BS location that she found Pigott on the east side of the building, but could not find UT.

I drove through downtown and found a very wet falcon with its’ back to me on top of Xerox on the east side, one column in from the SE corner.  I am pretty sure this was Dot.ca.  Joyce tweeted that she had a wet falcon on the south side of OCSR on the top IBeam near the south corner.  I drove over to the Broad St Bridge and Joyce joined me there.

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Joyce went over to see Dot.ca on Xerox and I headed over to the BS location.  Kathy O beat me over there and we found Pigott on the NW corner of the west end of the building.  Joyce joined us.  We all checked out the building, but we couldn’t find UT.  Pigott flew around to the south side of the bldg and landed on the SE corner of the SW extension.  As the light faded, Pigott went into hunt mode.  We watched her stoop twice, to the west, low.  Both times she returned to the same spot, unsuccessful on her hunts.

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At 7:00 pm, it was dark and the lights went on.  It was time to end our evening Falcon Watch after seeing Beauty, Dot.ca and Pigott.  Goodnight everyone!

By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

I left the house with a temperature of 71 degrees (F) 22 (C) and humid overcast conditions. As I started down route 490 to my surprise the eastern sky was orange from the rising sun. I turned on my camera and tho it is out of focus from using one hand while driving I took a pic. Less than 2 minutes later as I approached the off ramp for Plymouth Ave. the eastern sky was dark.

So I made my way to the east side of downtown a little after 7am checking everything on the way as I always do and when I rounded the back (east side) of HSBC I was pleasantly surprised to find Beauty just off the northeast corner and Dot.Ca (DC) on the corner near her. I parked next to the post office on Ajax St. to observe our very together pair.

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DC turned around in circles a couple times before settling down. Neither one of them were doing much-looking around the area and at each other. I stayed with them about 45 minutes and left to check the Brighton Site (BS) as the dark clouds took over the downtown sky.

Arriving at BS around 8am I spotted a falcon on the northwest corner of the northwest extension back in on the roof a bit. As I got closer I couldn’t see it so I continued on to see if there was another PEFA on the premises. There was indeed perched on the southeast corner of the southwest extension an unbanded tiercel we are calling UT . I assumed Pigott was on the north side as I pulled over to watch UT-he had his back to me facing toward Pigott. They could see each other but I couldn’t see her from my position.

UT was mainly watching Miss Pigott and the territory-I drove around to the north side of the site to see if she was still up there. I had to park out near the front drive to get back far enough to see her as she was eating her breakfast.

I went back to UT after 10 minutes parking on the east side further than I was before to get a side view of him. Larry stopped by for a quick hello 0n the way to work pulling up next to me. 10 minutes later the cold front brought a hard rain to dump on us.

A couple minutes after the rain started Pigott flew above UT on her way to a west facing window on the top level of the southeast extension in the corner and sheltered from the weather. UT remained on his corner in the pouring rain.

I left them at 8:30am and returned to downtown checking HSBC first where I found the Beautyful one and DC still perched on the northeast corner in the driving rain and they were closer to each other than when I left them. I just love that they are spending so much time together in such close proximity.

I left them after a minute or so to go check out the Hawkeye and Seneca Towers locations. I had the same results as usual-nobody around so I ended my watch at 9:05am. I’m glad that Pigott has some company but I find it strange that DC hasn’t been to BS to kick out the male visitor. DC seems much more fixated with Beauty-possibly because they had the 3 offspring this year coupled with the fact that he and Pigott had a failed nest. This is all the more reason to continue monitoring our falcons since there is so much that remains a mystery about their behaviors. Anyway, I saw 4 Peregrine Falcons on my watch bringing a smile to my face despite the lousy weather! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

10:00 am to 5:15 pm

Watchers During this Time: Larry O, Joyce, Lisa McK, Dana and Carol P.

It was raining when I left for my Watch this morning, but the weather people promised the sun would eventually show itself and the temperatures would break 80 degrees (F).  They were right on both accounts.  It got up to 83 degrees this afternoon! A beautiful fall day here in Rochester, NY.

My first checks were ST and HE for the juvie.  No luck seeing her at either location.  Next stop downtown Rochester, where I found a falcon on the NW corner of the lower section of Midtown Plaza.  The falcon was facing away from me, so I could not tell if it was Beauty or Dot.ca.  I checked the rest of the downtown area and could not find a 2nd falcon.  So, I headed over to the BS location, where I found both Pigott and her new friend on the south side of the building.  She was on the east end of the south side vent and he was on the south east corner of the south east extension.  Both were wet and they were both preening.  I could hear thunder booming in the distance.  A storm was heading in from the west.  Larry O joined me just before the storm hit.  We watched together for a short while before the skies opened up.  Larry headed out while I stayed to watch the two BS falcons.

I was amused to see the tiercel stretch out his wings and start hopping and running around.  To me it looked like he was dancing in the rain!

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For the purposes of reporting, since we have now verified that this tiercel is unbanded, I will refer to him as UT (unbanded tiercel) in my watch reports.  During the downpour, Both UT and Pigott took off.  They first headed east and then came back flying low on the south side of the building heading west.  They were flying side by side and I couldn’t tell if it was a chase or not.  I saw one return and fly around the building heading over to the west side.  Finally, the rain ended and I was able to get out of my car for a better look.  Joyce arrived and circled the building.  She found one on the west end of the building.  I joined her there.  We decided that this was UT.  He took off and landed on the east end of the building.  I got there in time to see Pigott fly over heading north.  She flew behind the tree line and I saw a bunch of small birds take flight.  She was on a hunt.  While she was hunting, UT was preening and drying off.

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UT flew over to the SW corner of the SE ext.  A while later, Pigott flew in and landed on a window on the west side of the SE ext, close to where it met the south side of the building.

The sun finally broke through the clouds and we had plenty of good looks at UT’s unbanded legs.  UT did some flying back and forth from the SE to the SW end of the building, checking things out, but always keeping within eyesight of Pigott.  She watched his every move.  Lisa McK, Larry O and Dana joined us on the Watch.

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At 2:25 pm, UT flew to the east end of the south vent and Pigott flew to the SW extension.

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Pigott flew to what I call the slat window on the south side of the building and UT flew off to the west.

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At 3:40 pm, UT returned and landed out of our sight on the west end of the building.  The next time we saw him, he flew out from the building and attempted to catch a small bird that came too close, probably a starling.  He missed it and first landed on a window just east of Pigott and again took off and landed on a lower section of the slat window, below Pigott.

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At first they just looked at each other. Pigott looked like a cat ready to pounce.  But she soon accepted that he was there and they both began to preen.

At 4:00 pm, first Pigott and then UT took off and stooped on a Blue Jay in a tree just south of the building.  Pigott went low and UT high.  They both missed, but it was great seeing them tandem hunt.  As the lucky Blue Jay was scolding them loudly, both Pigott and UT returned to the building landing on opposite ends.

Twenty minutes later, UT flew around to the west side of the building and into the cubby.  Pigott followed and landed on the SW corner of the south end which is across from the cubby.  She settled in to do some preening while UT sat on the ledge of the cubby looking out.

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It was time for me to end my watch, so I left Joyce, Lisa and Dana at BS and headed towards downtown to see if I could find Beauty and Dot.ca.  I found Dot.ca on the east side of Xerox, 4 columns in from the SE corner.  He was facing south.

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I left Dot.ca to search for Beauty and found her on the jail communication tower, 3rd arm down on the south side.

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So, all four Rochester Falcons were seen today.  It is interesting that we haven’t seen Dot.ca at BS while UT is there.  The Rochester Falcon Watchers will continue to keep an eye on the situation.

I’ll leave you with a few more pictures from my watch today.  Goodnight everyone!

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Another dark, overcast and humid morning here in Rochester with some light fog in spots. Starting temp was 65 (F) 18 (C) and it was raining for the last part of my watch

I spotted Beauty on the northwest corner of HSBC from Court and Chestnut St. I went down to my spot on Chestnut St. near the Hotel Cadillac to watch but she took off to the west right after I got settled.

I heard the familiar chirp of Dot.Ca (DC) so I knew Beauty had to be near him somewhere close. I made my way down to Woodbury and Chestnut St. parking in front of Manhattan Square Park where I could observe Beauty on the south side 5th column from the southeast corner on  Xerox and DC who was on the southeast corner of the roof.

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Sometime just before 7:30am DC left the building but Beauty stayed on her column. As I looked around the back of HSBC for DC I noticed the sun peeking thru the clouds in my rear view mirror. So I turned around to look and I’m glad I did cuz this would be the last of the sun I saw on my watch.

I didn’t find DC so I checked at the Hawkeye and Seneca Towers locations next with no success. I did however see some pretty purple petunias and fall foliage near Maplewood Park across the river from Seneca Towers.

Searching downtown on my way back thru I found that Beauty was still on Xerox but DC was not anywhere that I could see. On that note I left for the Brighton Site (BS). I was very happy to find Miss Pigott at home and she had a male companion watching her from across the back (south side) of the building She was on the west end of the south side vent and he was on the southwest corner of the southeast extension.

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This male had his back to me where I was stationed so I went to where I could see his profile at least. He kept looking at Pigott who was more interested in the starlings above and below her.

There was no vocalizing by either one of them and they stayed like this for just about an hour. Both did some preening and stretching and then at 9:30am Pigott flew toward the male who took off and landed on the southwest extension for a second as Pigott took over his southeast spot. He then flew back over to her and she went up to the south side roof and he took back his corner. After a few minutes Pigott flew back over to the male who flew off around the east end of the building and headed north and that was the last I saw of him.

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Pigott left the southeast extension and flew to the southwest extension for a few minutes and then to the northwest extension northwest corner where I left her in the rain that was falling. Upon returning downtown I found DC on the northeast corner of Midtown. He whined a couple different times as I observed him and he was watching something below him-perhaps Beauty was on the lower roof where I couldn’t see her. Anyway, I left him around 10:15am ending my watch.

I saw all 3 resident Rochester Peregrine Falcons today which is more than enough to make me smile but I also got the added bonus of seeing a mystery male! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

5:00 to 7:00 pm

Watchers: Dana, Lou, Joyce and Carol P.

A cooler day with overcast skies.  I started my watch at 5:00 pm.  As I was heading towards the BS location, I received a tweet from Dana and Lou that they were there and that they had Pigott on the south side of the building. By the time I got there, Dana and Lou were gone.  On the south side of the building, I found a falcon on the SW corner of the SE extension.  While I was watching this falcon, I noticed there was a 2nd falcon on the south side of the west end of the building.  It was Pigott.  The first falcon I saw was an adult tiercel (male).  But was this DC?

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I tried to get a good look at the tiercel, but the lighting was really bad.  I can’t say for sure that this wasn’t Dot.ca.

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The tiercel took off and flew around the west end of the south side of the building, landing on the windows and taking off again.

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In the last picture above, I cannot see bands.  The tiercel flew over towards Pigott and she took off with a short burst of vocalization.  That was the only time either falcon vocalized during my Watch.  Both flew together for awhile and then Pigott landed on the SE corner of the west extension and the tiercel on the NE corner.  They flew again and Pigott landed on the west end of the south vent and the tiercel landed back on the SW corner of the SW extension.  They could see each other from those positions.

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I tried to get a really good look at the tiercel, and I do not believe this was Dot.ca, but I can’t be 100% sure.

The tiercel took off and flew over to Pigott, landing on the corner of the building above her.

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At 5:25 pm, the tiercel was gone, leaving Pigott on the south side vent. Joyce joined me on the Watch.  She checked out the area, but could not find the tiercel.

I left Joyce at BS a little after 6:00 pm and headed downtown.  The wrestlers were in town, so there was a lot of traffic around the Blue Cross Arena.  I found a falcon on top of Xerox on the SW corner.

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The falcon took off from Xerox, stooping to the south east.  I did not see it return, so I checked out the rest of downtown.  After looking all over and not finding any falcons, I decided it was time to head home.  Joyce had tweeted that she had ended her watch at BS due to darkness and it was time to end mine.  I turned my car around on the Andrews St Bridge and spotted a falcon on the top arm of the Frontier Communication tower.  So that’s where I headed next.  From the front of City Hall, I could see the falcon up there, but due to distance and darkness, I could not make an ID.

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Oh, before I forget, Dana did see the juvie at ST earlier in the afternoon.  Now it was time to end my Watch.  Goodnight everyone!

Remember to click on any pictures you would like to see larger.  I had to lighten most of them due to poor lighting conditions.

By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

Overcast and gloomy with a temp of 60 (f)  16 (C) it was raining by the end of my watch

I found Beauty on the southwest corner of  HSBC at 7:10am-I parked on Chestnut St. near the Hotel Cadillac to watch as she was looking for a prey bird. They were hiding or sleeping in for I didn’t see any other birds in the vicinity.

10 minutes later Beauty flew off to the west quite nonchalantly. I left to look for her but was unsuccessful so I checked Hawkeye and Seneca Towers-nothing at either location was seen.

I returned to downtown at around 8am and from State St. saw a falcon fly in from the west to land on the northwest corner of the Frontier Communications Tower (FCT) platform railing. From the City Hall parking lot I was able to ID it as the Beautyful one!

At first I thought it was Dot.Ca (DC). I didn’t stay for long and left to check the Brighton site. Arriving there just before 8:30am I was disappointed to find that yet again Pigott wasn’t home. Despite that and the dreary weather I did have a bright spot-some vivid mums on Mt. Hope Blvd.

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My next stop was the Broad St. Bridge where I found a Great Blue Heron shopping for breakfast, 2 cormorants and a gull hanging out in the river.

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No falcons around there so I took a ride down State St. to the Andrews St. Bridge to have a look from there. The last place I checked with my binocs was the Kodak Office tower and bingo, I saw a PEFA on the southwest corner of the launchpad. I stationed myself on State St. near the intersection of Platt St. for a closer view. I determined that this was DC and he was definitely in hunt mode as it began to rain.

I left him after a brief stay thus ending my watch at 9am. 2 bright spots on this dreary morning that made me smile were mates Beauty and DC! 🙂

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

3:50  – 7:00 pm

Watchers: Dana, Joyce, Brian H, Kathy O, Lisa McK & Carol P.

My first stop was Seneca Towers to check on the juvie Peregrine Falcon that has been seen there recently.  She was on top of the building on the west side  on a railing overlooking the river.  I was just getting ready to tweet out the sighting when I received a tweet from fellow Watcher Dana, who was just a couple of cars away from me.  lol  Dana joined me and we chatted while watching the beautiful young falcon who had a full crop.  The juvie was actively watching the surround area.  Joyce and Brian H joined us.

We are working very hard to get an ID on this falcon, but so far we’ve had no luck.  She is usually very high up on the building, which is a very good thing, and due to overcast skies, the lighting has been bad.  But, we continue to try.  The only thing we know for sure is that she is banded with a black over green band and a silver USFW band with no tape on it.

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Just after Dana left, the ST juvie stooped off of the building and passed over us heading southeast.  She quickly returned empty-taloned and landed on the west side of the building, but further north.

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While we were watching the juvie, Kathy O and Lisa McK tweeted that they were out at the BS location looking for Pigott.  They could not find her.

Donna, a forum member, reported that there was a falcon on the Frontier Communication Tower (FCT), seen through Rfalconcam Pan Cam/Cam  #1 from the downtown nest site.  Thanks Donna!

It started to lightly rain, so we ended our ST juvie Watch, leaving her on the west side of the building.  I headed downtown and found Kathy O and Lisa McK at the City Hall parking lot watching Beauty on the south side of the Frontier Communication Tower.  She was facing north.  Kathy and Lisa had checked the downtown area the best they could, but could not find Dot.ca.  There was a whole lot of traffic downtown tonight due to the first Rochester Amerk’s game at the Blue Cross Arena aka War Memorial on corner of Broad St and Exchange.

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By 7:00 pm, we were losing light, so we called it a Watch.  The weather people are reporting that the temperatures will remain mild over the weekend, but that there is a chance of rain both days.  Oh, well, it’s the weekend! WooHoo!

No extra pics tonight.  I’ll try to get some over the weekend.  Goodnight everyone!