A visitor at the BS Location - Pigott's Old Territory - August 18, 2014

[Carol P.]

A visitor at the BS Location – Pigott’s Old Territory

Monday Afternoon – August 18, 2014

Kathy O reported that she had a falcon at the BS location.  I joined her there and we both watched a falcon flying over the building.  We caught up with falcon on the south side of the building on the corner just above the vent.  It was time to get out the scope.

Joyce had been downtown with a falcon on the jail tower.  She first thought it was Beauty, but later verified that it was Dot.ca.  

This falcon was definitely a female based on size.  She had a very dark helmet, flat head and salmon colored chest.  She looked a lot like Beauty, but with subtle differences. One being the two thin white stripes that radiated from her nostrils up over her forehead.  She was gorgeous, but aren’t they all!

Bobby, a young man who told us he and his class used to watch the falcons on the Kodak Birdcam, stopped by.  He was thrilled to see the falcon close up through the scope.  We could see that she was banded with a black over green band and a silver band, but we couldn’t read the numbers on the green/black band.  Joyce took lots of pics, but was also unable to see the numbers.

Joyce sent the pictures to MAK for her opinion.  We all believe that this falcon was not Beauty.  That she was a visitor, possibly passing through on her migration.

You can bet that the Rochester Falcon Watchers will be out there to try to ID this falcon, if she returns.

Stay tuned!

I hope to be able to post some of Joyce's pics tonight.  My computer has been acting up.  

[patsy6]

Very interesting!  I hope we see her again, either at Brighton or perhaps Seneca Towers, just not downtown.  And I definitely hope Dot.ca doesn't see her and take a shine to her. 

[Carol P.]

Just so there is no confusion.  There are two different locations being discussed here.  The original post is mine about a female Peregrine Falcon seen at the BS location on Monday afternoon.  The 2nd location being discussed is about a 2nd falcon being seen at the ST location today reported by MAK & Joyce.  Both females, but we do not believe that they are the same bird.  

Neither have been positively ID'd.

[Donna]

Very interesting!  I hope we see her again, either at Brighton or perhaps Seneca Towers, just not downtown.  And I definitely hope Dot.ca doesn't see her and take a shine to her. 

He does have that *roaming eye*!!   

[Yarak]

By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P. / Photos Added by Joyce
Monday Afternoon - August 18, 2014

Kathy O reported that she had a falcon at the BS location. -I joined her there and we both watched a falcon flying over the building. -We caught up with falcon on the south side of the building on the...

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