Site Check at Yellow Pages
June 29, 2012 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Yesterday I had the opportunity to stop in at the Yellow Pages nest site to check in on Linn and Rueben and their three little fly boys. When I arrived, I had Paul ( Panagiottis ) on top of the dome of the kitchen being very silly as he was going under and then over one of the beams and kept it up for about 10 minutes as if it was a game. Rueben was on the nest building on the southeast corner watching Paul misbehave. Moments later, another juvie flew up and landed on the Investors Group sign on the south side of the building and he had something with him; a little tidbit. After taking a look through the scope, this was Albus showing off his green tape.
Back on the building, Linn had arrived with food and was busily plucking it on the east side of the nest building. Rueben was calling to her like a juvenile and was chasing her for a tidbit. It was almost a courtship type behaviour and was quite cute. With food now in at the nest building, Paul flew from the kitchen to the very top of the nest building where the parents usually go to get a break from the young ones. Ha!! He made a flawless landing!! Albus was on the southeast corner of the nest building now as well after flying over from the Investors Group sign. What I could not find was Eagan, the little male with red tape. I waited and watched as Linn finished off her meal, not sharing this one, and was now sitting on the uppermost southern granite ledge. Still no Eagan. While at this stage, with him flying very well last week and making excellent landings on and around the nest ledge, he is a strong flighted juvenile. Even so, there is still much trouble these kids can get into as they explore the world outside the nest ledge. Typically, this little tyke certainly loves his naps and may have been already fed and asleep. Given that my time there was brief, just over an hour, and I may have missed his feeding and nap, we will err on the side of caution and be out for site checks this weekend to see where Eagan is hiding.