May 23, 2012 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
So for years I’ve read Tracey’s updates on this new female O’Connor that described how fierce and wild she was and for weeks now I’ve been seeing this quiet, docile …albeit rather large female just napping or laying around the ledge hanging out with her kids.
Fast forward to 15 minutes ago while out on lunch break. I saw Jack perched on the cam and sure enough O”Connor’s head in the nest box just hanging out. All of a sudden she rips out of the nestbox screaming her head off and I turn my head and spot a Turkey Vulture flying right over the condo tower across the ledge.
She just attacked that bird with a vengenance and chased it right down the street, …pausing only to gain more altitude and dive back on it. At one point she drove it right into the side of the condo towers down the street and I saw it hit the side of the building and drop altitude significantly. I thought he was a goner until I saw him flying low and straight out of the territory and she was still on him until I couldn’t see anymore!
I’m thinking now this is a girl that doesn’t waste energy..she saves it for a worthy oponent!
Posted on May 23, 2012 1:12 pm
May 23, 2012 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Dennis Patrick Reports:
After our exciting day last Friday Dennis and I have been going down to the Bridge everyday and watching the four chicks. They are so well organized when it comes to their feeding time. Yesterday, when we arrived there they were all lying down except one, if I didn’t know any better I would have thought that there was just one but then the other three decided that it was time to move around. Eddy was so cute, he was hiding behind the other three but would look out around the side as to say “peekaboo here I am”. Thank You to Mark, Marion and CPF staff, TD Canada Friends of the Environment, Sure Seal Roofing, Falcon Performance Team, The Windsor Star, ATV, CTV, CBC and the Ambassador Bridge. If we left anyone please forgive us. Of course the MNR Bander, Pud Hunter and crew. Photos to follow.
Gwen & Dennis, Site Co-ordinators CPF
Posted on May 23, 2012 6:47 am
May 22, 2012 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
May 22nd-2012
We have sad news to report. The first young juvenile took its first flight today, but sadly it was not a planned first flight. Ledge hopping had the juvenile named Jennifer - (banded Black 56 over X) come up short from one ledge to the other and a guest of wind had it in the air in a panic flight struggling to hold its altitude. In an effort to catch some air, it turned and with a tail wind slammed into the windows of MEC #1 and died on impact.
56 over X was picked up by Bruce and brought back to the CPF Raptor centre for holding until it can be transferred to the OMNR at our next meet. MNR has been notified.
The other two MEC siblings are all doing fine and still on the nest ledge.
Posted on May 23, 2012 1:39 am
May 22, 2012 - Niagara Falls
CPF Postmaster Reports:
May 22nd-2012
First pic - male about 8-9 windows to the left of aerie Is his name Onyx? I have been calling him Gorge’s George because I didn’t know if he had a real name.
Second pic - mama Diamond finally let us see her little babies! She too seems very impressed with them, don’t you think?
Vicki Kadow & Roger Johnson
Posted on May 23, 2012 12:17 am
May 22, 2012 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Frank Butson Reports:
Canada Square Peregrine report May 22 2012
It was a hot and muggy day today and I think the peregrines felt it as much as I did. There was not a lot of activity – much the same as on Sunday.
I was out mid-afternoon and walked down to a store along Eglinton West. When I stopped at the light at Duplex and Eglinton I checked the nest and saw the back of a bird which I later figured to be Stormin. On my return from shopping I saw Haven fly west to Oriole Parkway area and then south. As I approached the Duplex intersection I saw Stormin fly south for a way then turn west.
I returned about a half hour later and Haven was on the ledge. She went for a short fly about and came back to the ledge. I missed her take off into the blue yonder but saw her another half hour later preening, cleaning and stretching on the ledge.
Again she went for a fly about, south in front of the condos and circled back over the mast at 2180 Yonge, over Canada Square and onto the top floor of the Rio-Can building. There she sat for twenty minutes before flying east, turning and coming back along Eglinton, over the *Gold building* at the corner of Duplex and Eglinton and then through the gap and over the cinemas at Yonge Eglinton Centre. She circled around and came back to the ledge for one minute before taking off again. I left at that point.
Lyn
Posted on May 22, 2012 11:41 pm
May 22, 2012 - Niagara Falls
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Niagara Falls Banding - June 7th - 9AM
Meet at 9am, - Banding 11am
Posted on May 22, 2012 3:15 pm
May 22, 2012 - Hamilton - Sheraton Hotel
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Hamilton Sheraton Hotel Banding - May 31st - 9AM
Posted on May 22, 2012 3:14 pm
May 24, 2012 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Sun Life Centre Banding - May 24th - 2pm
Meet and Greet - 1:30pm, Banding at 2PM
Posted on May 22, 2012 3:13 pm
May 23, 2012 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Canada Square Banding - May 24th - 10AM
Posted on May 22, 2012 3:11 pm
May 23, 2012 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Toronto Sheraton Hotel Banding - Wednesday May 23rd - 2PM
Meet and greet at 1:30pm, banding at 2PM
Posted on May 22, 2012 3:10 pm
