It might be that there is a different female on site!! This may explain why the current female is NOT interested to incubate the current clutch of eggs in the nest tray?? She simply is not ready yet?? Copulation is still being seen by both adults, but incubation is not.

It might also be that the second female being seen in the territory may be responsible for this disruption. Time will tell.

Sunday March 30, 2003
Ian Dalton reports: At approximately 2:35 there was a peregrine fight in the vicinity of the nest.  There were 3 peregrines involved - it appeared to be two females and one male.  Two of the peregrines locked talons and fell to the roof of the bookstore (the bookstore is on street level).  No one appeared to be hurt as they all flew off to the east.

Friday March 28, 2003
Joan Boardman reports: 8:00 AM - Angel is standing on the SE edge of the nest.  She then hops into the nest and scrapes and pecks away at the gravel, then goes back up to sit on the edge of the nest again, preening.  She left at 8:20 AM but 25 minutes later food arrived at the far end.  I could not tell whether it was Angel or Marco but whoever it was flew off with the food.  The other bird, who was sitting on the camera, also took off.

At 10:30 AM Angel arrives for about 2 minutes - she is quite upset and muttering away at something - then leaves.  She's back 5 minutes later to sit on the camera - her tail was visible.  Marco then arrived and entered the nest.  He stayed there peacefully for 10 minutes before Angel arrived and confronted him, ordering him "out".  Marco reluctantly flew off.  Angel proceeded to scrape around the nest for several minutes before flying up to the camera.  She is back on the next an hour later and sits for 30 minutes before Marco comes in.  She then cowered down before him and once again sent him away. 

During the early afternoon Angel was keeping vigil on the nest site for long periods with brief visits from Marco.  By 2:20 PM all was quiet on the empty ledge - the eggs were visible in the nest.

Tuesday March 25, 2003
Joan Boardman reports: 7:40 AM  Marco arrived with food and held onto it in the nest and seemed undecided what to do - finally he flew off with prey.  Angel flew in shortly after and Marco returned almost immediately and presented her with his "catch" but after a short "tug of war" and several unpleasant words Marco departed.  Angel stood for several minutes with her talons clutching the food and watching Marco flying past several times before enjoying her meal.  Not a scrap left!  Angel left for a couple of minutes and when she returned stood muttering and then a series of "gaping" - perhaps attempting to cough a pellet.  At 8:45 AM Angel enters nest and stands over eggs muttering for several minutes and then scrapes her "undercarriage" in the nest and eventually perches on the front edge of the nest - completely relaxed.  9:25 AM Angel departs after another inspection of eggs and the nest.

11:28 AM Marco pays a visit to the nest - Angel flew in and ordered him out.  Marco left 4 minutes later and she stood outside of the nest looking in - hops into the nest and crouches over eggs muttering to herself.  She seems all puffed up - almost as if she is trying to produce another egg!  She has rubbed herself in the gravel 4 or 5 times.  11:55 AM Angel now preening on the nest ledge.  At 12:10 PM she flew onto the camera with her tail hanging over the lens.  At 12:30 PM she left and returned to the nest at 1:12 PM. At 1:15 PM she left but came back with a large/medium black bird (un-plucked) and stayed only a minute and flew off with it.

Monday March 24, 2003
Joan Boardman reports: 8:55AM  Angel arrived at SW of the ledge and spent several minutes before entering the nest and shuffling eggs about.  She stayed in the nest until 9:15 AM and then perched on SE edge of the nest looking very relaxed.  She flew off at 9:24 AM, Can still not get a definite picture of the eggs.  At 10:10 AM - Short visit by Marco - he climbed into the nest and looked at the eggs and left.  10:20 AM Angel arrived at the nest and stood preening herself - climbs into the nest with eggs but seems unsure of the "situation" - rubs her "undercarriage" into the gravel and pecks away at gravel and then once again starts preening.  10:45 AM- Angel flew up onto the camera.  10:47 AM - Marco flew in and rested on edge of nest.

Ian Dalton reported that at approximately 1:40 PM until 2:10 PM an attack with 3 Redtail hawks and our 2 peregrines took place - one of the Redtail hawks was hit and in trouble but managed to escape.

Sunday March 23, 2003
Joan Boardman reports: Noon - Angel standing on nest edge preening viewed 4 eggs but her tail obsured full nest.  She left suddenly and 5 eggs visible.  Called Richard from Security to confirm what I was seeing and on closer inspection he pointed out #6 slightly behind #4 and #5.  Too bad the camera could not zoom in closer for certain confirmation.  Phoned Linda Woods as soon as I returned home and she turned on her computer and also confirmed 6 eggs.

Returned to Centre at 2PM - eggs moved to centre of nest but picture very blurry owing to dirty camera.

Saturday March 22, 2003
Joan Boardman reports: Around 11:00 I checked the television monitor at the Clarica Falcon Watch Centre and it appears that there are at least 3 eggs!

Sandra Hawkins reports: Between 12:50 and 1:10PM today via the monitor in the lobby of the CC, I watched as Angel (while inside the nest box) restlessly turned circles, bobbed her head, vocalized, preened her feathers, squatted and appeared to be straining as if she were trying to lay an egg. She then shook herself and flew off to the south.

At 1:18PM while observing from the south side of Bloor Street, Marco flew to the nest ledge and immediately hopped inside the nest box. At 1:22PM there was a bout of very loud vocalizing and Marco also flew off to the south.

Wednesday March 19, 2003
 Sandra Hawkins reports: For the past few days, there has been constant activity on the nest ledge. Almost every time I check on them via the web cam, either Marco or Angel has been perched on or beside the nest box.

Monday March 17, 2003
 Tom Moreau reports:  Between 15:00 and 15:30, Angel was fully ensconced on the nest box, preening herself.

Sunday March 16, 2003
 Joan Boardman reports:  Around 3:35 pm I saw Angel soaring over the centre tower of the Clarica Centre.  It was very impressive.

Thursday March 13, 2003
 M. J. McNamara reports:  Around 10:00 am, Angel was perched on the camera - Marco flew to her, but did not land. She waited a few moments, left and landed on the SW corner of the condo at the far east. Marco joined her for another brief moment, they mated and he flew back to the camera. They both remained at their sites, preening themselves in the sun for quite some time.

Thursday March 6, 2003
Ian Dalton reports:  Breeding season has started!  Today, around 2:00 P.M., I saw Angel and Marco mating.

Monday March 3, 2003
Sandra Hawkins reports:  Yesterday, at 12:12PM Marco was devouring a kill on the ledge immediately to the east of the nest box. He took off to meet Angel who flew in from the southwest. Both birds were loudly vocalizing. Angel landed on the edge of the nest box and Marco proceeded to make several flights in front of her. They continued their loud calling. After a few minutes, both birds flew off and out of sight.

Between 12:15 and 1:15PM today both Marco and Angel were alternately perched on the nest box.

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