All safe and accounted for
June 16, 2014 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
June 16 - Tony arrived at the site at 5:45 a.m. One of the adults brought breakfast at 6:00. It rained quite hard at times , but it didn’t seem to bother the babies, they were having a shower. Rudy joined Tony just after 6:00 and they watched both adults leave at 7:15. They confirmed that all 4 babies were in the nest box at that time.
Fraser and Sandy took up the watch from 7:35 to 9:05 and all 4 were still in the nest box. There wasn’t much action at that time. Merry (white) and Helia (red) were the most visible and active at that time.
Dale reported at 3:30 that all four young were either in the next box or on the ledge stretching their wings. There was a fair bit of fluff that could be natal down as there are no poplars in the immediate area. At 4:20, one of the adults swooped in and left a package in the nest box, amid a fair bit of squawking. The juvenile on the ledge made a move for the nest box. One of the adults flew to the King Street sign shortly after. Dale left just before 5:00 and all four young were on the edge of the nest box or the roof ledge waiting for supper.
Many showed up for the evening watch at 7:00 and ended shortly after 9:00 with all safe and accounted for.