!!! Mom & The Boys
July 09, 2010 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
Today finally brought some relief from the heat wave and some much needed rain. It also brought out the falcons! They haven’t been seen as much compared to past years partly due to the oppressive heat. I see them at around 7:00 am in the morning chasing mom for food and Baylie has reported seeing them in the evenings. Like humans, they are scarce during the high heat of the day. They were having a blast this morning, playing tag, locking talons and chasing mom around the buildings. It was a joy to hear their excited screams!
Sadly, for the past two weeks both Baylie and I have only seen two juveniles. We had a storm two weeks ago Sunday and since then one of the boys hasn’t been seen. We have had no reports of any falcons down so that is encouraging and it is not unheard of that some young disperse early and until we hear otherwise I will remain optimistic. I also have not seen Jack at all for the past week however that is not unusual. I am surprised though at how little involvement he has had with the juveniles training compared to past years.
Mom is doing 95% of the work which includes defending her nest site area. She’s doing an outstanding job, both boys are flying really well and look very strong and healthy!