Thursday September 26, 2002
Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (4:30 p.m.)  I am at the corner of Kent/Slater Streets and observe from my vantage point a lone falcon perched on the NE corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  After scanning the nearby rooftops, I cannot detect another falcon in the immediate vicinity.

Wednesday September 25, 2002
Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (3:15 p.m.)  It is warm and sunny in Ottawa this afternoon.  I am fortunate to observe two of our falcons.  A larger falcon (possibly Horizon) is perched and facing inward on the 2nd from the top NE corner pillar of Constitution Square Tower II which faces Kent Street.  A smaller falcon is perched and facing inward inches from the SE corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  I keep searching the rooftops from street level in the hopes of spotting two more falcons but no such luck.

(4:30 p.m.)  One lone falcon is proudly perched on the NE corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  It is facing towards Lebreton Flats.

Tuesday September 24, 2002
Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (8:10 a.m.)  My morning ritual begins as I scan the nest area rooftops.  I spot a falcon perched on the SW corner of Place de Ville, Tower A.  Our falcon proudly guards its territory while facing towards the east of the city on this crisp morning.  From my vantage point at Kent/Slater Streets the breast of the falcon appears to be white, definitely pale in colouring.

Arlene Williams reports:  10:31 am - For about a half an hour now, Horizon has been perched on the northwest corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel building ledge and is preening herself.   She is quite thorough I may add, as it appears that no part of her body has yet to be cleaned and fluffed up.   Her beloved - Connor - has just flown in now to join her and they are both just looking at one another
until Horizon decides to take over his actual landing spot and thus he has now flown away contouring the Crowne Plaza building and ultimately heading east.   My, my, our favourite lady is quite the domineering type, as we are all well aware.   She looks quite magnificent and regal just sitting there
on the northwest corner and taking in the sights.

Monday September 23, 2002
Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (8:10 a.m.)  One of our falcons is perched on the SE corner of Place de Ville, Tower A.  I had to take a second look to verify its presence as It blends in perfectly with the rooftop colouring.

Friday September 20, 2002
Arlene Williams reports:  Earlier this afternoon, it appeared to be Horizon who flew to the northwest corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel ledge area with catch in talons.   I am now 100% sure that it was her, as Connor tried to zoom in for a nibble and she (Horizon) very quickly scared him off through their own particular method of vocalizations and/or body language.   She then plucked away and devoured that bird - assumed to be a pigeon by the size of it - within approximately 10 - 15 minutes.   She must have been hungry.

4:04 pm - Connor has since reciprocated and brought a catch to the northwest corner of the ledge area.  And from the size of it, it must be a pigeon, as well.   He is fervently plucking away and is obviously not going to share this catch with his beloved mate, as Horizon dove/zoomed by the northwest corner to try and gain a morsel of this succulent piece of protein. Ultimately, she did not accomplish her task and then flew off and landed on her favourite perch - the northwest corner of Tower 2 of the Constitution Square building complex.   I guess it was pay back time.  Connor has not made up his mind as to where he wants to pluck this little darling, since he hops up onto the ledge and then minutes later, he jumps down to the lower ledge.   He has done this three or four times now and maybe this is a way of letting Horizon know, by teasing her, that he has a meal and it is his alone.

No sign of the offspring and I am not quite sure if they may have already headed south.

For now, it does not look like Connor is going to leave the area and that is wonderful news, but it remains to be seen as to whether or not he will stay for the winter.  Time will tell, shortly.

4:20 pm - Both have flown the coup and the morsel has been left for a later time.

4:25 pm - Not sure which one has resumed the plucking and enjoyment of this morsel, but one is on the lower ledge of the ledge area within pillars three and four on the north/south/west of the hotel building.   Maybe Connor flew off too soon and now Horizon is enjoying the snack.    Can't determine which one it is.

Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (4:30 p.m.)  On this muggy afternoon one of our falcons in perched on the NE corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  Its striking figure is clearly evident as the sun's hazy rays provides a silhouetted image high on this urban cliff.  At this time, the falcon is facing west towards Lebreton Flats.

Tuesday September 17, 2002
Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (8:10 a.m.)  I am at the corner of Kent/Slater Streets and as I eagerly scan the surrounding building rooftops, I am greeted by the striking and commanding figure of a peregrine falcon flying directly above Albert Street. Our magnificent falcon is heading east on this brisk morning.

Friday September 13, 2002
Jim O'Neil reports:  I just looked out towards the nest ledge and  both parents were on the ledge and then Horizon took off towards the river.  The juveniles, both of them, were hovering above Tower C and playing a game of landing on the antenna and jostling for position.  It is great to see both Swift and Summit still around since I had only seen one of them recently.

Tuesday September 10, 2002
Arlene Williams reports:   10:20 am - On this hazy, hot summer morning, Summit is once again perched on the northeast corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel building ledge and is facing north looking directly into my office in Tower C, Place de Ville.  Behind him are the remains of a recent kill.   No sign of his sibling or his parents.

2:31 PM  - It appears to be Summit devouring a fine morsel of food on the northeast corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel building ledge area and he is right beside the remains of the kill which I had noted this morning in an earlier email.   This morsel of protein seems to be much more delectable to his palate, as he appears to be in the fervent midst of devouring the whole thing.

Monday September 9, 2002
Arlene Williams reports:   4:15 - 4:45 pm - Noticed that Summit was perched on the northeast corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel building ledge for the longest of times, this late afternoon.  The reason I knew it was Summit was when I looked at the band on its leg and it was indeed black, as had been previously sent to me by Eve Ticknor.   Summit is quite distinctive from Horizon and Connor in its markings, as well.   Seems to be much greyer/black in colouring and is quite a bit sleeker and smaller in stature than mom and dad.    Regardless, even though the colouring and stature is not the same as mom and dad, this beautiful creature was a sight to behold and it was great to hear from a
previous email that both juveniles are still amongst us.

Sunday September 8, 2002
Jim O'Neil reports:   I saw both juveniles last week (Wednesday) trying to land on the same antenna extension on Tower C jostling for position with one landing and the other settling on another part of the antenna.  I also saw one of the juveniles on the nest ledge leaving work on Friday with Horizon being very vocal. At one point both horizon and the juvenile were chasing each other around the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  I and some of my colleagues have definitely heard the falcons but they are not always visible even when they are heard.  I have also heard a lot of noise from the west side of the hotel ledge and have spotted them in this area as well. 

Saturday September 7, 2002
Eve Ticknor reports:   Having had no reports for some time, I had assumed that Swift and Summit had started their migration already.  Today I was on Kent near Sparks when I heard a familiar cry for a very brief time.  I looked around not seeing a chick anywhere.  Then there it was, screaming and flapping after a pigeon, which it missed.  It landed on the northwest corner of Tower C, just out of sight.  I looked away for a minute and never saw or heard it again.  I believe it was Swift, as Summit probably has left by now.  Something about watching it made me think Swift, as well.

Later on, around 1:30 pm, I was there again, and went up on the roof of Tower 2.  Connor was relaxing on the east side of the nest ledge, near the middle, preening and watching me, but with no irritation that I was up there.  I saw neither Horizon nor Swift at that time.  Nor was there a falcon on the Coats Building, which I checked afterwards.

Friday August 30, 2002
Nathaleigh McKenna Rochon reports:  (2:24 p.m.)  One member of our peregrine falcon family is perched on the NE corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on this warm and sunny late summer afternoon.  The falcons are definitely still spending time feeding on the hotel's rooftop.  As I was walking past the hotel, I found a pigeon wing on the ground below the SE corner.

(4:39 p.m.)  As I head out for the day, I look up towards the nest area and am delighted to see two falcons flying over the Place de Ville, Tower B antenna.  They seem to be suspended in mid-air as they ride the thermals and take advantage of the breezy weather to scout for prey.  Within seconds they are out of sight and heading NW towards Lebreton Flats.

Thursday August 15, 2002
Vivian Eryou reports:  Today at approximately 7:50am a peregrine falcon landed on the balcony at 9th floor 25 Eddy street Hull (west side) .  The falcon brought its breakfast with it (a pigeon?) and ate it over the course of about half an hour.  It is still here perched facing towards the building relaxing, cleaning his talons and feathers.  While he was eating, a pigeon came along and the falcon basically ignored it.

Wednesday August 14, 2002
Monique Boivin reports:  Swift, the baby falcon, was sighted at 1:17 on Tuesday, August 13, 2002. I was reading a newspaper on the 16th floor of Place du Portage, Tower A, in Hull when I heard a squawking sound and turned my head towards the window to see a baby peregrine falcon landing on the window ledge. She stayed there for about two hours. We photographed her and many people came to see her. She was not frightened and actually looked quite curious. She walked a bit on the window ledge. At first, I thought she had a bit of a limp but I guess it was just because it was a bit awkward for her to walk on such a narrow window ledge!

Monday August 5, 2002
Phil Maillard reports:  7 pm.  Horizon is cruising high above Tower C on this beautiful, windy day.  I wait for about 20 minutes hoping to see the others but no luck.  On Friday August 2, I saw Swift flying very close to the antenna on top of Tower C.  She attempted to land on the vertical pole, realized she couldn't land, flew off, then landed on the horizontal pole just below.  She is flying very well!

Saturday August 3, 2002
Arlene Williams reports:  2:45 pm - I have just experienced a wonderful display of the two chicks receiving yet again more flying lessons from their mother - Horizon.   It was magnificent to see the chicks trying to keep up with mom who was obviously leading this afternoon exercise activity.  One chick would go off in one direction heading south, while mom and the other chick were heading west.  Obviously the one heading south had not anticipated the sharp turn that mom was about to make, but finally got back on track and flapped like crazy to catch up to its sibling and Horizon.  The other sibling was keeping in line, but still had difficulty keeping up with mom's pace.  Horizon then flew by my office window and gave me a personal view of her wing span and of her enormous size and beauty.  How very lucky these two chicks are in having such a dedicated mother and who is so willing to share her experiences of the wild, as is expected of her, but not always the norm in some cases, I am sure.

2:48 pm - All have now headed west and are obviously about to receive much more appropriate training and hopefully at the end a great reward - a fresh kill - most probably to be delivered by, but not shared with, Connor.

Friday August 2, 2002
Arlene Williams reports:  10:47 pm - Horizon has just finished giving one of her chicks another flying/soaring lesson and she is now resting on the northeast corner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel building ledge area.  The chick for which I cannot see the band to determine who it is has landed and is on the north/southwest side of the ledge area of the Crowne Plaza and seems to need the rest now. He/she is just facing west and is enjoying the view.  10:54 am - Horizon has flown off as she has completed one of her parental duties for the day.

Thursday August 1, 2002
Arlene Williams reports:  2:05 pm - Horizon is perched, facing inward, on the northwest ledge and one of the chicks is perched on the northeast corner, facing Tower C.   The chick had dropped down to the lower ledge area momentarily, possibly looking for a snack, but no such luck, as earlier in the day one or the other chick had been fed by an adult on the lower part of the ledge area on the northwest side of the Crowne Plaza Hotel building.  The chick, which appears to be Swift, since it has a red band around its leg, is keeping track of mother Horizon by ensuring that she observes Horizon's every movement.    Swift may be hoping that Horizon will take off and return with a succulent morsel for a bit of afternoon delight. No sign of Connor or of Summit.