August 07, 2013 - International, National and Local News
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Aug 7th - 2013
With thanks to Anne Turcotte for sending in her photo of a peregrine that she photographed on Aug 7th - 2013.
Nice shot, thanks Anne!
Anne writes:
Lake Superior, on Palette Island, Shuniah Township, Canada (30k East of Thunder Bay). Photo below taken from our bedroom window on the Island.
Anne Turcotte
Posted on August 7, 2013 3:05 pm
August 07, 2013 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Aug 7th - 2013
Just a quick peek in at the Etobicoke Sun life Centre nest ledge at Bloor & Islington this afternoon catches the resident adult female, O’Connor at home today on the nest ledge involved in some nest tray cleaning and hanging out in some much needed piece and quiet after a long summer of family rearing.
For several hours we watched O’Connor move the gravel around in the nest tray and later taking the opportunity to catch some zzzzz’s. While the fledglings can now be called juveniles, as they are now hunting and killing their own food part of the time now, O’Connor at least can take some time to relax at home.
Jack on the other hand, is still very busy floating between the two nest sites and his two families and can only be seen part time at each nest location as he splits his time between the two locations.
Posted on August 7, 2013 2:24 pm
August 05, 2013 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
On August 5th,
Kelly and John Schiedel reported that: “We were sitting in our high rise condo on Willow St. in Waterloo this morning, when on the next building, we noticed a juvenile Peregrine being harassed by a very brave Robin. The Robin flew all about the Peregrine, chirping loudly and getting in its face. When the Robin left, we saw that the falcon was mid-meal - looked like a white pigeon that it was ripping apart. At that point, 2 adult Crows appeared on the scene, followed by their 4 young. The adult Crows flew all around the Peregrine, who followed their progress by swiveling its head. Meanwhile the young crows perched atop the building, watching intently. After several fly-pasts, the crow family left, and the Peregrine made a very short flight to another part of the building, settling in on a ledge close to the wall, finally hunkering down into a rest mode. The juvenile Peregrine had the largest bulging crop we had ever seen on a bird - looks like he made quite a meal of it. One of our watchers reported a yellow band on one leg and a green on the other - though the yellow band might have just been the yellow claw of the bird being eaten.
The juvie actually stayed resting on the ledge for about 3 hours after its feed- it appeared to be sleeping, closing its eyes for a bit, and then opening them to gaze around, then closing them again. We did not see it fly away, which is too bad, as I wanted to see whether it flew to the tv station or the Sun Life building. I took a picture of the peregrine eating its meal, but not a very clear one, unfortunately.
Our daughter and son in law live in Thunder Bay and have been watching a family of peregrines who have nested on the mountain behind their home- we compare sightings…
You are welcome to share our information and to post it to the nest site.
John and Kelly Schiedel
Posted on August 5, 2013 1:58 pm
August 04, 2013 - Port Colborne - ADM Mill
Doug Garbutt Reports:
I’m happy to report that sometime between 3pm yesterday & 1pm today Eve had a successfull fledge. She was high on the fire escape when I arrived today. Way up on the 11th floor. She was really squawking. Shortly after I got there, Mom did a couple of fly-bys with a food package. On her second pass, Eve took off after her. Her take off & flight skills looked pretty good. I did not see her land though. Mom rewarded her with the meal. I was lucky enough to get a couple of pics before she took off with Mom.
Posted on August 4, 2013 8:39 pm
August 01, 2013 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
On Wednesday July 31 I was outside at the Yonge-Eglinton intersection and noticed the Yonge/Eglinton pigeon flock going crazy.
They swooped up and down, mostly down and low over the CIBC building. I waited. Then I spotted Stormin setting them to flight. He was ummmm hunting, sort of. There was no determination in the chase. He appeared to be just alarming the pigeons. I wondered at the time if he was showing a juvenile how to hunt but saw no juvenile around.
Thursday, August 1, I was out again, same place and saw the pigeons undergoing the same *exercise*. They flew in a flock, low over the CIBC building, through the intersection, towards the Bell building and then back to the building next to the CIBC on Yonge street. I saw Stormin again creating this havoc. This time I also saw a juvie joining in the chase.
Stormin was not flying with speed. I think he was simply setting the pigeons to flight so that the juvie could make an attempt on a flying pigeon. The pigeons were low, just above the CIBC roof and in some cases below that level when on Yonge street so I do not think it possible for the youngster who was chasing them to make a successful catch. There was no speed at all. The youngster was simply chasing the pigeons.
Eventually Stormin stopped harassing the pigeons, circled over the Yonge/Eglinton and then flew off. The juvenile who was by this time just following dad settled on the Rio-Can building, squawking its protest.
Might this have been a *hunting lesson* from Stormin??
Lyn
Yes Lyn this sounds like hunting 101 for the youngsters. How to get the pigeons flying in order to catch them.
Marion
Posted on August 3, 2013 12:51 pm
August 02, 2013 - Toronto - Don Mills
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Aug 2nd - 2013
A quick check in at the Duncan Mills nest site found Quest chilling out in her nest box where we watched her for over an hour preening and catching some quiet time in her nest box. The two fledglings are still very visible although not sticking as close to home these days as they investigate their new world no that they are fully flighted. We are still seeing Carina and Luna around meal times as they are still looking to Quest for food handouts, despite the fact that they are both chasing, catching and now killing their own food, (at least part of the time).
Despite the fact that Kendal is still in rehab and not around, Quest is doing an outstanding job in dealing with the situation and single parenting.
Posted on August 2, 2013 12:36 pm
August 02, 2013 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Dennis Patrick Reports:
This is an email we received from Marlise, Thank You to all of the team members that took over for us this year. They are doing a great job and we are very happy to know that the Peregrines are still in good eyes and hands.
Greetings all from Marliese, Paul and Marilyn.
In case you are curious: some of us are still hanging out at the bridge, usually between 7 and 8 pm. Paul is the most faithful observer. He reports that Voltaire and Freddie can be seen most nights, but the youngsters are sporadic. We usually do spot at least one. We think they may have found another nightime resting place. But we have seen all three of them in the last week, and they do seem to be bringing their own food, although there is still occasional ‘feed me’ screeching.
Posted on August 2, 2013 10:03 am
