There were many falcon fans gathered to watch our live streaming video this evening. What was all the eggcitement about? Beauty, our downtown Rochester Peregrine Falcon was in the process of laying her first egg. It was like a virtual waiting room.

At 9:54 pm, Beauty laid her egg in the nest box on top of the Times Square Bldg in Rochester, NY. The falcons had been visiting this nest box and the nest box at the Powers Building. So until tonight, we were unsure which nest box they would choose.

Click here to link to our live streaming video.

Here are the first images of the egg captured by our Rfalconcam cameras.

Please join us tonight in the observance of Earth Hour.

Rfalconcam will turn off the cameras at the nest boxes located on the Times Square and Powers buildings for one hour starting at 8:30 PM EDT. During that time, we ask that you turn off your lights, computers, and non-essential electrical appliances.

For more information, visit https://www.earthhour.org.

It’s that time of year again! We here at Rfalconcam are thrilled to report that Beauty and Dot.ca have been very active at the Times Square nest box. We wanted to share some pictures that our cameras have captured of the downtown Rochester pair prepping the nest box for 2016. Please be sure to check out the current pictures and live streaming video for a glimpse of Beauty and Dot.ca!

At 11:00 am on January 1, 2016, many of our Rochester Falcon Watchers gathered on Broad St across the street from the Times Square Bldg. It was time for the 2016 Rfalconcam Toast.

The first arrivals were Beauty and Dot.ca. They were on the south side, top IBeam of the First Federal Plaza (OCSR). It was snowing and 29 degrees (F).

Attendees:

Beauty and Dot.ca (side-by-side on the First Federal Plaza (OCSR)

Dan
Pat
Larry O w/Harold
MAK
Susan C
Jeanne
Kathy O
Dana
Carrie
Shaky
Carol P.

On the phone….
Donna
Joyce

Drive by toaster….
Ruth

We all toasted to a successful 2016 falcon season, with lots of healthy and safely fledged eyases. To Beauty and Dot.ca! To Billie and Seth! To Big Frank! To all our Falcon Watchers whether they be here in Rochester or watch from afar. A safe, happy and healthy New Year to all!

Thanks to all that attended this year!

We here at Rfalconcam wish all of you a very Happy New Year!

Join us December 31st at 10 PM ET on streaming video Channels 1 and 2 to watch the fireworks over downtown Rochester from a bird’s eye view!

We’ll be meeting again later at the Forum Chat & Ustream Social Stream to ring in the New Year together!

And let’s not forget the Watcher’s Toast New Year’s Day at 11 AM, which will be covered live on Rfalconcam streaming video Channel 3!

Look forward to seeing everyone there!

Seems our pair are considering all their options. Will they choose the nest box on the Times Square Bldg or the Powers Bldg. They have been seen at both locations checking things out. We are prepared for either choice. Stay tuned and keep watching!

Beauty and Dot.ca at the Powers Bldg Nest Box on 12/15/15

Beauty and Dot.ca at the Times Square Bldg on 12/18/15

For those requesting a new Rfalconcam mug, we now have one featuring Cadence, Genesee and Bronx. Here is the link to this new item in our Zazzle store. Thanks for your support!

Bucket/Eyas Mug with Cadence, Genesee and Bronx.

Please check out our new ornaments on Zazzle! Just in time for Christmas!

Bronx Ornment

Genesee Ornament

Cadence Ornament

Thanks to the generosity of our dedicated falcon followers, we raised nearly $2,200 yesterday, including a $1,000 bonus that was earned by perfectly executing our tried-and-true plan to donate in force between midnight and 1 am in order to increase our chances of securing it. Well done, falcon followers!

ROC the Day officials will send us a list of donors sometime next week and a full financial statement in February, at which point we will know who to thank individually. Until then, thank you to everyone who donated. Your contributions will be used to fund Rfalconcam operations and improvements throughout 2016.

Just a reminder to join us tonight at midnight as we ROC Rfalconcam!

And, yes, we have a plan to win the $500 and $1,000 bonuses. You can read all about it at http://rfalconcam.com/forum/index.php?topic=15167.0.

The link to donate should be https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam (no confirmation yet).