Oh, What A Surprise!!!
May 24, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Bill and I spent some time at the Bridge this afternoon. All was quiet. Both Mom and Dad had full crops and there was no sign of the little ones. I guess they had been fed and were sleeping. Mom was sitting on the edge of the nest box and Dad was sitting on the old nest ledge. A poor Turkey Vulture flew though and he had no know what hit him. Dad took chase and screaming behind him cleared him right out of town. He returned to the wires and continued to vocalize and look up. Finally I spotted a Red Tailed Hawk passing in the other direction. I could barely see him with the binoculars, but Dad was making sure he kept on going. Dad continued with some maneuvers over and around the bridge. A freighter came in and Dad landed on the top railing of the bridge. I got the scope on him and to my surprise, I found it was no longer Sir Adam Beck (Band Black 01/V) it was McKenzie (Band Black 29/Y) born in 2009 at the Etobicoke – Sun Life Centre. We have no idea when the change took place. We just know that as of August 27, 2010, this little guy was hanging out with an unbanded female at a Hydro Tower/Apartment Building at the end of our street in downtown Burlington. We thought they had just migrated. I guess he only migrated about 3/4 miles south to the Lift Bridge. Wow, we thought we better get a look at the female bands, but today was not to be the day. She was sitting snoozing the whole time we were there.
