A good night time view indeed!
April 24, 2011 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
After more than two years in the planning, and with the incredible support of the Osler staff, our dreams have finally been realized with us having now been able to replace the aging black and white infrared camera on the Toronto Sheraton Centre nest ledge.
In addition to the incredible day time colour images that the new camera is now providing, the night images are much better than those provided by the 1999 vintage camera that we originally installed.
Should this camera stand the test of time, efforts will be made to seek further sponsorship and partner opportunities that will allow us to replace all of our older CPF nest cameras at many of the other urban peregrine nest sites that we are currently monitoring.
While the camera’s provide an incredible educational opportunity for all, they also help us learn and understand more of the ways of the urban peregrine, their behaviours and adaptations. The cameras have long since proven to be a most valuable as a necessary management tool, particularly as it applies to the management of the species in this urban environment on these man made structures, and help us gather and report on the birds activities so that we can provide up to date and accurate information on the birds activities, including their courtship, egg production, incubation times and the exact hatch dates at each nest sites being monitored.
This detailed information in turn assists in helping with the coordination and the scheduling of routine building maintenance activities, window washing schedules, banding times frames and helps us with predicting the fledging times of the young hatchlings.
A much added bonus, allows us to closely monitor both the health and development of the hatchlings themselves, identify the types of food that they peregrines are eating, and of course assists us at fledging times during the actual fledge watches.
Stay tuned…………