April 19, 2012 - Toronto - King Street
Linda Woods Reports:
Passing by the King St. nest this morning around 11:00, no activity. I waited for about 10 minutes and Windwhistler came into view from the south east and over to 33 Victoria St. He then flew over to first ledge of 18 King St and disappeared behind the pillar. I waited a few more minutes and he reappeared and sat on the first ledge. I had to leave and did not see a direct hand off of the nest at this time. Adult female was not seen, probably sitting on the eggs.
Posted on April 19, 2012 7:31 pm
April 19, 2012 - Toronto - Mount Sinai Hospital
Linda Woods Reports:
Wednesday morning around 11:10 am , a quick visit found both adults paying particular attention to the second and third ledge on the east side of the east side of the hospital. The activity is more defined rather than just random visits to all the ledges. More observation is needed.
Posted on April 19, 2012 9:25 am
April 17, 2012 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Out, about and participating in Earth Week celebrations, Frank and I decided to stop in at the Mississauga Executive Centre for a peek at the monitor. The unbanded pair at this site were quick to begin the nesting season this year and were in full time incubation by March 15th and so a hatch was expected any day now. When I first checked the monitor, I found a hunch backed adult looking excrutiatingly uncomfortable and unsettled. I only had to wait a few minutes for the first little head to appear. Looking at the photo I’ve taken of the monitor, you can just make out the small, white head poking out from under the adult female’s wing. When I made my way back outside, Eternity was sitting to the right of the box on the nest ledge looking ever the proud father. Congratulations MEC, you are the first!!!!!
Posted on April 17, 2012 11:35 pm
April 17, 2012 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Linda Woods Reports:
As full incubation continues, Rhea Mae and Tiago slowly move the eggs further to the back of the nesting tray. Keep watching the web cam. Ahatch is expected the week of April 26th.
Posted on April 17, 2012 7:57 pm
April 16, 2012 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
After a day of branch visits with TD Canada Trust to kick off Earth week, Frank and I decided to stop in at the William Osler Hospital to follow up on the recent changes with the resident female on site. When we arrived the winds were howling around the building so much so that I was having a hard time walking. The first discovery was of the male, Hurricane, in the nest tray on the edge of it roosting. The female, Chessie, was on the nest ledge to the north of the tray. Hurricane took off of the tray and in some rather daring and exciting tucks and swoops, flew up to the eastern “H” and remained there for a few minutes. Meanwhile, not to be outdone, Chessie took to the air and led her own daredevil flight display before landing just to the right of the tray. Hurricane left the sign and swooped in on her for mating, then back up onto the sign. Within 15 minutes, both birds were preening and dozing off. I will be checking in regularly this week for the first egg to arrive and will keep you updated as things progress.
Posted on April 17, 2012 9:45 am
April 13, 2012 - Nanticoke OPG
Tracy Simpson Reports:
I went down to the Nanticoke Generating Station on Friday to check in on the resident female Marla and the unidentified male that she has spent the winter with. Upon check in I met up with Jill, my chaperone, and we headed out to the old nest cavity to determine whether there was any activity this year. We looked carefully with the scope in all of the cavities that lined the area but were unable to see any falcons or fresh activity here. Jill and I then headed over to an adjacent building to chat with some of the staff to see if they could provide any insight. According to the workers onsite, there was quite a bit of activity up until a few weeks ago when everything with the peregrines seemed to go quiet. This could definately mean that a new nesting site on the property had been chosen and incubation was underway. As we were setting out to investigate further, a female flew in from lakeside and landed low on one of the stacks. I was able to snap a few, albeit blurry, pictures of the female before she flew off around the plant and disappeared from our sights. I will be visiting the site again soon to determine where the nest is located and update you on the peregrine activities. A very big thank you to the OPG staff, and especially Jill, who took the time with me to support their local peregrines. Check back in soon for further updates on the progress of this year’s nest.
Posted on April 17, 2012 9:16 am
April 15, 2012 - Port Colborne - ADM Mill
Doug Garbutt Reports:
I wish I could post something interesting but the fact is that Trillium is sitting on the eggs 24/7 & it’s kind of like watching paint dry.
Posted on April 15, 2012 8:30 pm
April 12, 2012 - Niagara Falls
CPF Postmaster Reports:
April 12th - 2012
On March 30, we have pic of empty nestbox, then on April 8, 9 and 12, full time incubation. We’re guessing probable three eggs by April 8, would mean hatching likely the week of May 8-12, banding times around June 1, with fledging third week of June.
Vicki
Posted on April 14, 2012 11:33 am
April 12, 2012 - Brampton - Courthouse
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Thursday April 12th - 2012
A big thank you to the courthouse property management for assisting us in gathering additional logistics on the activity of the Brampton Courthouse peregrines. Despite all of the happenings going on around and on the courthouse these past weeks, it appears that this is still no eggs or incubation happening as yet. With Milton (the resident adult male of last year) sill on site and a number of available (at least two) females still vying for his attention and the nest site, the courthouse still remains absent of eggs and incubation activities.
A huge thank you to Toivo and Winston for their dedication and persistence in trying to get a handle on all of the peregrine activity now going on at three different sites within the area.
Milton is still been observed at the Brampton downtown John street location with a some time adult female in addition to being a regular at the Brampton courthouse with a sub-adult un-banded female.
Hwy. # 401 & Hurontario (Hwy. # 10) - Territorial Pair
The third territorial pair with two banded adults on site is just down the street from the Brampton Courthouse at Hwy. # 401 and Hurontario Street (Hwy. # 10). This pair, (both banded) have yet to be positively identified,, but the resident adult male has a solid Black band indicating that he is a Canadian produced bird. His adult female mate dawns a Black over Green band.
Stay tuned………..
Posted on April 14, 2012 11:16 am
April 13, 2012 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Well, back to the site this morning to see whether my eyes were deceiving me. Nope. She’s still there. As I was pulling in, the female was sitting in the tower and Hurricane flew over to mate. He then took off over to the nest ledge and ran directly into the tray echupping the whole way. Hurricane was doing a great job of showing this new girl where everything was and where the eggs were supposed to go. He took off and flew back over to the eastern tower and the female decided to go to the nest tray and see what Hurricane had done in there. I was able to capture a few shots of her before she took off and you can really see her youth in her colouration. She also has a very distinct circle of white around the top of her head almost as if her halo had slipped. Within minutes of entering the tray, she took off on a mission to the east and was gone for about 10 minutes. Her return was announced very loudly as she screamed and cacked the whole way to the ledge carrying a pigeon. She landed on the nest ledge just beside the tray and started to eat. She eat very vigorously as not just feathers, but chunks of feathers were being removed. After eating for a few minutes, off she went with the food to the southern “H” sign where she stashed the remainder of the meal. Hurricane remained in the tower and several times begged for a taste but he never moved. He was sitting in O’Connors old spot which was front and center of the eastern tower and was focussed on keeping his eye on things. The female came over and joined him, landing a few sections back from the face of the tower. It was there that I finally got a look and a picture of her band number and she was identified by her Black 49 over Green AD recovery band as Chessie from the Central Terminal nest site in Buffalo, New York. Chessie is the daughter of Stash and Stella, an unbanded pair of peregrines that established the CT nest site and raised chicks there in 2010 and 2011. She was named by the Central Terminal staff in honour of the Chessie railroad system which had lines all over the eastern US. In a bizarre twist of fate, the Central Terminal nest site was taken over this year by a new female, Gleig, who hatched in 2009 at the Hamilton Sheraton Hotel. Let the Great Lakes swap meet continue!!
As I was leaving, both adults were sitting together in the eastern tower digesting the morning meal. It is unknown, given her age, whether Chessie will be attempting motherhood this year but it won’t be for lack of interest. One good thing that Hurricane is helping her with is gently persuading her to use the tray on the eastern side of the hospital where just yesterday she was beak deep in the gravel enlarging the scrape.
Posted on April 14, 2012 8:43 am
