!!! First Sighting of Chicks from the Ground!!
May 31, 2010 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
What a great day!! I’ve had my first sighting of two of the chicks from the ground level! I could see one set of black and white wings flapping in the corner next to the nest box. Mom is directly seated in front of the nest and was keeping her eye on me as I watched. And I saw one head peeking around behind her! Hopefully we still have three chicks and the other is just napping or out of viewing range.
I’ve had word this morning that Milton, the other male is back at the TR site. Both Jack and TR Mom are there and are aware of his presence. The female seems to be confused and is going between them but no sign of hostility yet.
The past week has seen our female pretty much on her own, save for sporadic visits by Jack she is feeding them, hunting, guarding and defending the territory on her own. The other day during the extreme heat I saw her at one point looking quite exhausted and she undershot the nest ledge and almost hit the glass coming in with food. Thankfully, although still hot and sunny, there has been a nice breeze the past few days and she looks much better today. She is doing an amazing job on her own and at least now the young are old enough that she can leave them when she has too.
Fledge will be challenging as she can’t be in three places at once if they decide to go at the same time but hopefully we can muster enough volunteers to give them a helping hand should it be required.