Taken at 12:30pm today, clearly shows 3 chicks being fed by mom. Still waiting on the last egg - soon hopefully!
Reported by Attila Papp.
Photos by Attila Papp - CPF Webcam.
Taken off the webcam at 8:28p.m. - shows Dad feeding the chicks just before he started tucking them in for bed. Fourth egg still visible and unhatched, hopefully tomorrow!
Reported by Attila Papp.
Photos by Attila Papp - CPF Webcam.
Captured this picture from the Webcam around 9:50a.m. One can see what appears to be a shell fragment. I’m going to assume we have more than one chick at this time.
Photos by Linda Woods - CPF Webcam.
We have wonderful news with regards to Hunter and Ranger. We have viewed a new nesting site on the North East side of the building. There are currently 3 eggs that are being watched extremely carefully by the pair. The eggs seem to be of a good size.
Lately we have seen two birds that have been leg bands, which we assume are Ranger and Hunter, but we have also observed another Peregrine in and around the building that appears to have no band, however this is only at a distance so I could be mistaken.
Just wanted to pass along the happy news that we have eggs again!!
Reported by Four Seasons Staff.
We have a hatch,at King St. The adult was standing over, but her back was to the camera, but when she turned I managed to capture this image from the webcam. One can see a shell fragment. Three more to go.
Photos by Linda Woods - CPF Webcam.
I was up to the Sheraton again this morning, and found Tiago on the nest. He has such a puppy dog look to him at times. No change, incubation continues.
Linda
Photos by Linda Woods.
We have sad news to report today, as it appears that the three eggs that Ranger and Hunter were incubating are gone. Linda and I conducted a site visit today at the request of the Four Season Hotel to take a look at the situation to give them an update on the status of the birds given all of the territorial squabbling that has been happening with two adult females that have been observed fighting at this nest site in recent days. The reports have been streaming in that there has been some squabbling with the resident adult female - (named Ranger) and another unidentified female here at the Four Season nest site. We can only speculate that increased stress as a result of these territorial battles between the two females has caused Ranger to destroy her eggs. While this is unusual for this particular pair given the long history that we have on this pair, we have documented this happening over the years at several other nest sites with other territorial nesting pairs with increased stress. Our fingers crossed that Ranger and Hunter will attempt to produce another clutch of eggs, as it is still early in the season for this to happen.
Photos by Mark Nash.
Caught these images off the webcam this evening. Incubation contiues. The female took off around 5:45p.m. and the male came in to continue the incubation.
Photos by Linda Woods - CPF Webcam.
On my trip to Yorkville, I spotted Ranger (no doubt about who she was) on the east side of the Four Seasons. She was on the
north-most false balcony and hadn’t moved up until I left the area at 10:50am. During this time, I did not see Hunter but at 10:14am, two turkey vultures circled above the hotel for a few minutes and at 10:24am, a cormorant did the same. None of these birds were challenged. Hunter was spotted briefly on the south side of the CIBC building at 11:58am and on the south Bay logo at 2:52pm.
Back to King St.nest around 10:30 this morning to watch the live monitor. I observed the female to be very restless, constantly up and down, turning, shuffling the eggs. As the shade eventually made it’s way to the ledge, I am very sure we will have a hatch today. I can’t be sure as the image became too dark around 10:45, but I think I might have seen egg shell fragments. Difficult to determine, will have to check late this afternoon when the light is better on the ledge.
Linda