William Osler Site Check After the Storm
July 23, 2013 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
For the past few days I, along with all of our staff and volunteers, have been doing site checks to account for all of our wild peregrines after Friday’s 110kph sustained winds reported by Pearson Airport. On Saturday, I was able to confirm that Chessie and Hurricane were both on site and are flying great. I was also able to confirm the presence of Blizzard having photographed her and her white tape being visible. On Sunday, I made another foray out to the site and located Chessie and a single juvenile, this time being Maverick. It took a while to get a visual on his blue tape but it was worth the wait. Yesterday I stopped in for a third try as I was still looking to account for Aura, the second female with red tape. She was the second fledge at William Osler and has been a high flyer ever since. I found Blizzard and Maverick alone in the east tower and no other peregrines on site. Both juveniles were concentrating their attention to the west over towards the Humber Arboretum and I believe that’s where the parents were with Aura. I will continue to check in until I can confirm the presence of Aura (she scoots in and out so much now) and will keep you updated on the progress of their training.