March 13, 2012 - London - TD Tower
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 13th-2012
Good Day All
Eric Cornelis here with a report that there is a pair of pergrines still hanging out at the TD towers (City Center) nesting site here in London Ontario. It’s March 13th at 4pm and I can’t see if they are making the nest more homie for some young ones?? Fingers are crossed that this pair get busy this summer.
Cheers
Eric Cornelis
Posted on March 14, 2012 9:06 am
March 11, 2012 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
The attached photos were taken on Sunday afternoon by Nils Foss. This is the poor little guy that got away.
Posted on March 13, 2012 6:50 pm
March 11, 2012 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
On Sunday, Bill and I were treated to an amazing display. Shall we say that Love is definitely in the air. We watched the birds for several hours. There was flight after flight of Red-winged Blackbirds making there way North across the canal. Dad was hunting from the top the Hamilton Hydro and made many stoops after the poor Blackbirds. While we were there, he was successful once, but as he attempted to make it back to one of the picnic tables, he lost it. The Blackbird flew away but I’m sure he was going to need some time to recuperate. As it is so beautiful today, we will be heading back down this afternoon. We have been unable to read any bands as yet but know that the male had a black band and the female is Black/Green. We are assuming that it is still Cirrus and Mackenzie.
Posted on March 13, 2012 11:57 am
March 13, 2012 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 13th - 2012
Please don’t hesitate to post my update, I hope to contribute a few photos this year as well. As an additional bit of info – the usual spots used for morning meals above the Investors Group sign facing south on 305 Milner Ave (white building west of the Yellow Pages) continues to be in use, and the usual west facing ledges on the Yellow Pages bldg are also still in use. It appears that there has been no change in the usual rituals, so I assume no change in the partnerships….please feel free to post this info as well….
Tom
Posted on March 13, 2012 9:39 am
March 13, 2012 - Ottawa - Delta Ottawa City Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 13th - 2012
Good morning,
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 — (7:25 a.m.) It’s drizzling in Ottawa this morning. I’m at the corner of Kent and Albert and look up to see an adult moving around on the NW corner of the Delta Ottawa City Centre hotel.
Take care,
N. McKenna
Posted on March 13, 2012 9:35 am
March 03, 2012 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 3rd - 2012
Good morning!
I caught a quick visit by both adults to the nest ledge yesterday afternoon. I was happy to see Rhea Mae’s black/red P/*T band. I always worry this time of year that I’ll see a band and it’s not the bird I expect it to be.
All the best-Eileen
All the best-Eileen
Posted on March 13, 2012 2:15 am
March 26, 2012 - Brampton - Courthouse
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Sunday February 26th - 2012
It has been two weeks since I had a definite sighting of an adult female (Truss). This morning on a cruise at 7 am, nothing at courthouse or downtown. Then at 10 am I found Truss sunning with a full crop on the BDC building, west side.
Toivo
Posted on March 13, 2012 1:55 am
February 25, 2012 - Brampton - Courthouse
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Saturday Feb. 25th - 2012
I did four cruises today about 2pm I found Courtney on the east end of the George St apt. No camera though, but with bins could see clearly that it was her.
At 5pm I found two falcons on this ledge, I was along way off , but with bins I believed both were adults. I went home to get my camera and get closer. I returned just as one falcon was leaving before I could get camera going. Got two decent pics. This building is at least 30 stories and three weeks ago I saw two PEFAs here a couple of times.
No falcons at courthouse on my checks today.
Toivo
Posted on March 13, 2012 1:49 am
March 02, 2012 - Brampton - Courthouse
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 2nd 2012
Brampton Courthouse Nest site
So most of this week was uneventful at the courthouse. Monday and Tuesday had men on the roof and Wednesday and Thursday had rain and snow and thus no Peregrine activity. Friday afternoon however, briefly had Milton and Courtney (presumably - one very white and one juvi) fly by scaring off the pigeons and causing the gulls to make their alarm calls. Milton landed over the courtyard in his usual spot and Courtney landed on an antenna on the roof. Milton then flew off and Courtney landed on a ledge facing west where I watched her with my bins. She stared up at the sky bobbing her head when she took off screaming an alarm call. There were two Red-tailed Hawks above the courthouse, one high and one low, she attacked the lower one from above, it turned over and stuck out its talons. Courtney then flew off and the RT continued on. Welcomed excitement for an otherwise dull week.
Sorry, no pics this time.
Winston
Posted on March 13, 2012 1:30 am
March 07, 2012 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Mar. 7th 2012 - Yellow Pages
Good Morning,
Having been an avid watcher of the peregrines at the Yellow pages building over the last few years, I thought I was being treated to another amazing flying display until I realized that there was a third peregrine in the mix. This took place on Mar. 7th at about 7:30am. Two of the peregrines were locked in a swirling, diving aerial joust just above and around the Yellow Pages building, with a third doing tight loops around the top of the building. At the end of it, 2 of the peregrines ended up chasing off the ‘intruder’, however I have no idea who the victors were in this incursion. As the sun was rising and I was west of the building, all that I could make out was the silhouettes of the birds, so I have no identification to pass on. I will try to obtain photos in the near future, and advise accordingly.
Regards,
Tom Hansen
Posted on March 13, 2012 1:23 am
