A Sad Day at MEC
July 14, 2010 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Mark Nash received a phone call from our wonderful supporters at MEC security that a banded juvenile had been recovered on their rounds outside one of the buldings. The unfortunate juvenile has been identified as 18 over Y better known as Joe. There was no visible trauma that would indicate what had happened to him yet it was most likely an impact with a window of one of the MEC buildings.
For the juvenile peregrines that have successfully fledged and are now learning the fine art of flight, the dangers can be much greater than when they were floppy first timers. The juveniles now have a much greater degree of confidence and navigate through their environment at much faster speeds. This makes collisions with buildings and other objects dangerous and even deadly, as was the case for young Joe.
While I was at the site, the other 3 remaining juveniles were flying around well and landing on MEC 2 and 3 like pros. We wish them well in their learning and hope that they do well in their travels south this fall.