TWO BEAUTIFUL DAYS AT THE LIFT BRIDGE
May 24, 2010 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Bill and I spent a few good hours at the Lift Bridge yesterday (May 23rd) and today (May 24th). Yesterday, around 2:00 pm, we witnessed Mom pluck a pigeon out of the sky. She took it to a concrete ledge under a light standard on the bay side of the Skyway Bridge to prepare it for the little ones. Today, she went to the same area and picked up an already prepared meal and returned to feed the little ones.
We had a third Adult Peregrine in the area today. All of a sudden we heard a lot of vocalizing and knew that something was about. Both birds took off after the intruder. Mom returned a short time later but Dad was missing for quite a while, but eventually returned after making certain the intruder did not return.
With scopes and camera, we have been trying to see band numbers and today, after much deliberation, we are almost certain that the adults have not changed from last year. We have Dad, Sir Adam Beck born in 2006 at the King Street nest in Toronto and Mom, Cirrus born in 2006 in Dayton Ohio.
Here’s hoping for a successful season.
