Sandy still at home!
July 15, 2009 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Jan Chudy Reports:
Checking in at 8:45, I found an adult in the nest box and a large juvenile (!) on the SW corner of the Canada Life building on the ledge under the letters. As I checked again at 9, it appeared that the juvenile “dropped” off the ledge, so off I went to Canada Life to check it out. Many thanks to Gavin Miller for checking all the appropriate ledges - no juvenile found, and no news is good news. Gavin did say he heard a peregrine screeching at around 6:30. As I walked back to the office, I found an adult on the east DBRS logo, on top of the “D”. At 11, I spotted an adult on the standpipe of the Sheraton nest ledge. At 11:55 I spotted a large juvenile on the west side of the elevator housing at 100 Adelaide. I thought I would go down to the street to see if I could see the tape colour but it had gone. However, as I walked around I found a large juvenile on the north side of 120 Adelaide. I carried on to a better vantage point and found two adults on the north logo of the other hotel. At 12:30, the juvenile took off fast going north. A few minutes later a large juvenile had arrived on the SW corner of 85 Richmond - same bird??? The two adults remained on the north logo. A few minutes later the juvenile went off south and landed on a window ledge on the west side of the red brick building which is the back of the Bell building. It was two levels down from the roof. I checked the adults and they were in the same location and when I looked back, the juvenile was gone. At 1:35 checking again from my office, I spotted a juvenile flying around south of the Sheraton. She then went to the SW corner of 130 Adelaide. She obliged by standing tall and I managed to clearly see the tape attached to her leg on banding day - RED - it was Sandy! She then toook off south down York. At 1:45 checking from the west windows, I spotted a large juvenile eating on the east side of the Exchange Tower roof. When she finished eating, she walked to the SE corner and cleaned off her beak! She then took off to the south, landed on the west side of the westerly building of the TD Centre and then off again. From 3:15 to 5:15, both adults were in view on various locations of the Sheraton, either the nest ledge or the letters.