May 31, 2014 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
What a beautiful morning for falcon watching. When we arrived at the Lift Bridge, both adults were hanging out in the Hamilton Hydro Tower. The little ones were in the back of the box, probably trying to get out of the sun. I imagine the box in very hot until the afternoon, when they get some shade.
There wasn’t too much going on until a freighter came through with a full lift of the Bridge. Immediately at the sound of the bells, and before the bridge even started to lift, both Cirrus and Mackenzie sprang into action. Working together they began terrorizing the Pigeons on the bridge, getting them up and into the air. Cirrus was finally able to grab one and she took it to the Hamilton Hydro Tower to prepare. Mackenzie continued to work the bridge. He was in and out of the holes, looking for squab, much to the chagrin of the adults. He was unsuccessful. Cirrus prepared the meal and took it over to Ghent and Ireland where she beak fed both of them.
A short time later another freighter came through, again with a full lift of the Bridge. Mackenzie started again. He search hole after hole with the Pigeon Parents trying to scare him away. Again, he was unsuccessful. By this time Cirrus had finished feeding the little ones and returned to the Hydro Tower to clean herself up. When Mackenzie saw she was out of sight, he went into the nest box and took the scraps that remained of the meal. He took them to the face of the Hamilton Bridge Tower where he stored it. We figured he wanted to be sure that Cirrus hadn’t seen him.
After all that, things quieted down. The little ones went to the back of the box to sleep off the meal and Cirrus and Mackenzie were resting in the Hamilton Hydro Tower.
We figured that all would be quiet for a while so we took our leave.
Posted on May 31, 2014 3:32 pm
May 30, 2014 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Mark Nash Reports:
Friday May 30th - 2014
A good day at the Toronto Sheraton Centre Hotel this afternoon as four of Toronto Sheraton’s newest guests and family members are banded and named and safely returned back to their parents!
Stay tuned for the update and lots of photos!
Posted on May 30, 2014 11:18 pm
May 30, 2014 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Marilyn Weller Reports:
Paul has now spotted 4 chicks in the nest here. This will guarantee a very action-packed fledge-watch for 2014!
Posted on May 30, 2014 6:40 pm
May 29, 2014 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Marilyn Weller Reports:
Windsor Volunteer, Paul, called to report that he has spotted 3 Peregrine chicks in the nest at the bridge! Very exciting news. I believe that they are about 10-12 days old now.
I’ll let you know when I have news about banding. We will need to begin the fledge-watch fairly soon.
Cheers,
Marilyn
Posted on May 29, 2014 9:39 pm
May 29, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills and Eglinton - Amexon
Mark Nash Reports:
Thursday May 29th - 2014
Banding day success!
Stay tuned, details to come with lots of photos!
Posted on May 29, 2014 9:26 pm
May 29, 2014 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Marilyn Weller Reports:
Volunteer Paul called to report that he has spotted 3 chicks in the nest here in Windsor! We believe that they are about 10 days now.
Posted on May 29, 2014 10:40 am
May 29, 2014 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
I arrived at 11:42 today to find no-one easily visible! Haven was not on the scrape and the three youngsters were in a tight ball right in the corner. I think it may have been a bit chilly out there but not cold enough for Haven to be brooding them.
It was difficult but I could see tiny little tail and wing feathers beginning to show on the two older eyases.
One of the youngsters took a short walk and then hightailed it back to the corner. Haven was on the wall north of the nest before she landed on the ledge. Then the little ones were vocal.
Ten minutes after I arrived, Malik arrived with a food parcel and Haven snatched it from him and waddled into the corner to feed the young.
I noticed this time that Haven did not *talk* to the young as she fed them. She did not need to call them, they were right there and reaching for the food. Haven is feeding them more than just the soft stuff now. The older ones got feathers and a few were given small bones. One of the older ones also received a foot. It REALLY struggled to get it down but after a full minute of gulping the foot finally disappeared. Then lunch time was over.
I must say the youngest does hold its own at these feeding sessions. Considerably *shorter* than the other two, the youngest stretched up and occasionally *jumped* to grab food from Haven’s beak. Haven is a great mom. She feeds all three chicks quite methodically. Those babies were fed almost everything from that food parcel. The spine and a few long bones and big feathers were
ingested by Haven.
The young ones then settled down for a bit, flat out! Haven had flown away after the feeding but was back on the ledge in a couple of minutes. She spent time on the edge where she preened. She eventually came further onto the ledge and sat watching her brood. The two older ones walked over to her; one was up on its legs and walking. After that it shook its wings and exercised them well! Then, of course, the young ones began calling again. At that point Haven flew away. One of the babies has a really loud voice!
Malik flew in. He is too funny. There was real puzzlement on his face. He looked at the youngsters, then the egg. Had another long look at the chicks and then the egg again and by this time they were calling him. He was quite close and one of the babies touched his beak several times, looking for food. Malik then walked to the edge and stood there, sort of looking over his shoulder at the brood.
Haven in the meantime had been walking around on the top ledge of the building across the street. She was looking for a stash and she found it. Once she had found it she flew in with the food parcel and Malik flew off the ledge.
Haven fed all three and I could see the crop growing exponentially on the little guy. He looked as if he had small ping pong ball there. He was stuffed. Haven gave him one last bit of food, which was a bit of bone and he could not get it down so she took it and ate it.One of the older babies was given a foot. This time the foot disappeared without any problem. Haven stood around and the little one pushed its way underneath her into her leg feathers. Malik was still across the street.
Lyn
Posted on May 29, 2014 12:04 am
May 28, 2014 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Marion Nash Reports:
We will be banding the baby falcons on June 11th. We will be posting pictures and details.
Stay tuned………
Posted on May 28, 2014 11:51 pm
May 28, 2014 - Mississauga - Holcim
Marion Nash Reports:
We will be banding the baby falcon chicks on June 11th.
Stay tuned for pictures and banding information.
Posted on May 28, 2014 11:49 pm
May 28, 2014 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
Marion Nash Reports:
Banding day is set for June 11th at 1:00 PM in the lobby.
Come and meet the little ones!
Posted on May 28, 2014 11:47 pm
