!!! First flight of the young juvenile male! Wow, he’s good!!
July 31, 2010 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Bruce Massey Reports:
Osler Fledge Day 3:
Saturday July 31st
At approximately 0630 Hrs the young juvenile male fledged @ Osler. I say approximately, because the little *#”!! waited till I went for Coffee & a 10-100 @ 0625 Hrs. He and his Sister were sharing some food & I thought it would be safe to step away for 5-10 minutes.
When I came back, the female eyeses was on ledge, but the young male was no were to be seen ! OK, quick check around, 1 Adult was @ the SE corner Roof Level & the other Adult was on the antennas on the NE corner, Both were looking inward. Just as I walked S to check that side, The young juvenile popped up and chased that Adult off that SE Corner.
Considering the little juvenile male has fledged and he actually gained altitude,, (this a good thing), and his parents knew where he was and was being fed, I felt comfortable taking a brake around 0930 Hrs and return back in the PM.
Return around 1600 Hrs and much to my surprise I found him back on the nest ledge with his Sister. Now typically once the Juvenile has fledged and demonstrates the ability to return to the nest then it deemed able to Fly & doesn’t require the Fledge Watch any more. Yee Ha!! This means I get to rest for the next 5-6 days till the young juvenile female is ready to take her first flights, Right?,,, NOT!
This little male fledgling is the first one I can remember in a long time that has accomplished this milestone in one day,, (It couldn’t be that both the CPF director & myself assured everybody that there was no problem in missing banding him, as we’ll get him during the fledge, as most of them all sooner or later come to the ground after fledging. (Of course we should know better than to make those kinds of Statements)! Given this little guys strong flights and advanced level of skill in the air, it is very unlikely that he will come to the ground at this stage.
By the end of the day, this little juvenile male is flying all over the place and you would never know that he has just taken his first flights!! His sister remains on the ledge with a couple of days to go before she takes her first flights.
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