June 02, 2012 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Bruce Massey continued his rounds today in the west end and included a stop at the William Osler Hospital to check in on Hurricane, Chessie and their unhatched eggs. Bruce found Chessie on the nest building preening the day away but had not seen Hurricane. He then met up with security who took him upstairs to the monitor for a look and Hurricane was in the nest tray in serious incubation mode. We look forward to the hatch of these little ones and we thank all those at the William Osler Hospital staff and security for their continued support!!
Posted on June 2, 2012 11:39 pm
June 02, 2012 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Bruce Massey stopped in this morning at the Yellow Pages nest site to check in on Linn, Rueben and their growing family of three. At first Bruce could see Rueben at the office tower to the west of the nest building and Linn perched above the nest ledge on the upper roof. There were no chicks in view and so Bruce watched for signs of the young ones popping their heads up above the rim of the ledge. Rueben took off in pursuit of food of which Linn was obliged to chase him for, take possession of and return to the nest ledge. She landed on the edge of the ledge and wandered the length of it as if not knowing what to do with it. It was a challenge for Linn to feed her little ones when they were tucked under the overhang of the nest ledge napping!! Thanks to Bruce for checking in on the family and we look forward to meeting them all at the banding set for the 8th of June!
Posted on June 2, 2012 11:36 pm
June 02, 2012 - Mississauga - Holcim
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Bruce Massey was on site at the Holcim nest checking in on Storm, Caspian and their four little ones. In the time that Bruce was there he was able to observe that the wee family has become much more moblie and is none the worse for wear after the rainy Friday that we just experienced. Three of the chicks were visible at the edge of the nest ledge and one of the adults was perched on a stair railing on the building. We look forward to watching the young ones taking their first flights soon!!
Posted on June 2, 2012 11:30 pm
June 02, 2012 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
On Thursday, we officially scaled back the MEC watch as Janet, the remaining fledgling, was staying well elevated and making good landings despite the efforts of the unidentified female to chase her off. Sante, the resident male, was on top of the new female each time she made a run at Janet and was able to turn her away from the juvenile every time. This gave us the confidence to scale the watch back to evening site checks.
Due to the heavy rains and blustery winds, we held off our first evening check on Janet to this evening and Bruce Massey was first on site in the early afternoon. After searching the area for over an hour, there was no sign of any peregrines in the area until he ventured down to Burnhamthorpe Road where he located the male and as Bruce headed back towards MEC, the adult female made her first appearance. There was still no sign of Janet and so Bruce left to check in on Holcim until we could meet up later.
We met up at the site at approximately 6:00pm at which time we had the adult female on the nest building and the resident male sitting right beside the nest box. The female left her spot and headed over to MEC 3 where she stayed for over half an hour roosting and preening all the while looking north. Bruce decided to head north towards Janet’s last known location and I took the south to southeast sector. While Bruce was walking north of the condos near the nest site, the adult female took off straight north and was flying above another peregrine. He walked across the bridge that spans the 401 and called me when he reached Eglinton where he had three raptors perched on three separate condo towers in the complex. Once I arrived, a quick peek with the scope revealed the adult female on the south tower, Sante the resident male on the center tower and a Red Tailed hawk on the north tower. The adult female left her perch on the south tower and headed west between the buildings and when I checked around the center building, all of a sudden I had two females in the air both circling the building. JANET!! She landed on the eastern face of the center tower of the Hwy. 10 and Eglinton condos and I quickly moved into position to see her. She was on a balcony 21 stories up and thanks to Sante I was able to find her. He did several flights that brought him fanning up in front of her as he tried to get her to move. No luck. This attention by the male brought over the adult female that was now diving Janet with the male harassing the adult female in defense of his chick. The adult female was successfully turned off by the male from attacking the chick but she was still in the mood for a fight so she took it to the Red Tail who at this point had not moved an inch on the north condo. She made a dozen stoops and contacts with the hawk and at one point the male joined in the fight. The hawk was flipping upside down like a jumping bean in an effort to address this pair as they continued to attack it. The bird finally laid belly down on the roof until the peregrines gave up the battle.
It was at this point that Sante left the building and headed east on a hunt while being chased by the adult female. He was successful in catching a meal and made one pass in front of Janet before heading back to the MEC complex. Janet remained on the balcony edge until the rain began to move in and she made a short flight landing on another balcony on the same building but slightly higher. As the rain began to really come down, she took one last flight out and around to the south of the condo and landed on the building behind it just shy of the rooftop. This is where she decided that bed was in order and she was asleep by the time Bruce and I had cycled back to find her. I must tip my hat to Bruce for his incredible work in following and finding Janet as she flew well out of the territory to the north. He did this all on foot no less!! We were very pleased to see Janet after Friday’s storm and that she is staying high and flying well. We will be back out tomorrow for another check on her and how things are progressing in her offsite training.
Posted on June 2, 2012 11:25 pm
June 02, 2012 - Toronto - King Street
CPF Postmaster Reports:
June 2nd - 2012
A quick check on the Toronto King Street hatchlings and lucky enough to catch a feeding at 8:20 am in the morning.
Growing fast, and looing good!
Posted on June 2, 2012 8:24 am
June 02, 2012 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Mark Nash Reports:
As the banding photos continue to come in.
Posted on June 2, 2012 12:34 am
June 01, 2012 - Toronto - King Street
Frank Butson Reports:
King St alumnist Ely had 4 chicks. She had 4 boys all banded Black/Green.
Cleveland Clinic Names:
40/R (male) Monte
41/R (male) Piedi
42/R (male) Bunts
49/R (male) Kale
We love hearing about falcons we have banded and helped at fledge time. Without them being banded we could never follow their progress. These chicks are “grand-chicks” to Windwhistler and Erin.
Posted on June 1, 2012 8:15 pm
June 01, 2012 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Mark Nash Reports:
Toronto Sheraton banding was held on May 23rd- 2012
A great day indeed!
The hatchlings particulars:
Hatchling # 1-595 grams, male, banded Black R over 36, named Marlee with yellow coloured tape
Hatchling #2 -850 grams, female banded Black 61 over X , named Journey with Red coloured Tape
Hatchling #3 -535 grams, male, banded Black R over 37, named Cosmo with Green coloured tape
Hatchling #4 - 815 grams, female, banded Black 62 over X, named Fef with Blue coloured tape
A huge thank you to the Toronto Sheraton centre hotel for all of their support and once again hosting the banding, along with Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt staff members and Jan Chudy from France with their continued support in helping the CPF pay for the monthly internet service that brings the live camera images to the CPF web site and the www for global review. A huge thank you to the Rochester Girls - (our international fledge watch team) for their support and for being able to attend and support the banding. A big thank you to OMNR and the Aurora district office of MNR and Mark Heaton for their support for banding the young hatchlings! Last but not least, to all of many CPF staff and volunteers that have given so much of their time to provide the foundation and the peregrines with their support both in the field, at the office and in the streets behind the scenes in making both the banding events and fledge watches so successful!
Posted on June 1, 2012 5:50 pm
- All Reports
Mark Nash Reports:
Toronto Sheraton banding was held on May 23rd- 2012
A great day indeed!
The hatchlings particulars:
Sheraton Centre Hotel
Hatchling # 1-595 grams, male, banded Black R over 36, named Marlee with yellow coloured tape
Hatchling #2 -850 grams, female banded Black 61 over X , named Journey with Red coloured Tape
Hatchling #3 -535 grams, male, banded Black R over 37, named Cosmo with Green coloured tape
Hatchling #4 - 815 grams, female, banded Black 62 over X, named Fef with Blue coloured tape
A huge thank you to the Toronto Sheraton centre hotel for all of their support and once again hosting the banding, along with Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt staff members and Jan Chudy from France with their continued support in helping the CPF pay for the monthly internet service that brings the live camera images to the CPF web site and the www for global review. A huge thank you to the Rochester Girls - (our international fledge watch team) for their support and for being able to attend and support the banding. A big thank you to OMNR and the Aurora district office of MNR and Mark Heaton for their support for banding the young hatchlings! Last but not least, to all of many CPF staff and volunteers that have given so much of their time to provide the foundation and the peregrines with their support both in the field, at the office and in the streets behind the scenes in making both the banding events and fledge watches so successful!
Posted on June 1, 2012 4:16 pm
June 01, 2012 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Frank Butson Reports:
This is a call to YOU! The Canadian Peregrine Foundation will have a fledge watch beginning at the Burlington/Hamilton Liftbridge soon.
If you have a few hours to spare, please join us to help this threatened species. All over our cities, young Peregrine Falcons will be learning to fly. Often on their early flights they come to the ground, usually uninjured. As part of a fledge watch team you will be there to help rescue the newly flying falcon and help the species survive. No experience is needed, a senior watcher will be on site or a phonecall away. All you need is an old towel for a rescue if needed, be able to accept direction and a willingness to help.
Please contact CPF head office at 416-481-1233 or email us at frank@peregrine-foundation.ca if you’d like to help.
Posted on June 1, 2012 4:05 pm
