Canada Square catch up
August 04, 2014 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
I checked on the peregrines at Canada Square on July 28. I saw two juveniles and positively ID’d the one as Linden - yellow band. They flew around and over Rio-Can (RC), the Yonge Eglinton intersection and Canada Square. Linden went into a stoop east along Eglinton Ave but came up empty.
Just before I left Malik did a fly-by and fly-over and once his inspection was over Haven flew in for a quick check. I was not able to get colour on the second juvie’s band.
On July 31 I was out for an hour and a half and had some activity to watch and record. Malik kept himself entertained and me busy for close to an hour. He flew over Y/E intersection and Canada Square then settled temporarily on the south east corner of RC. There was a spurt of activity when he went into a stoop along Eglinton east and caught as small bird which he promptly offloaded on the north *nest* level. Having done that, he hopped down to the ledge below and then flew around Canada Square to pop up again on the ledge below the nest. Once he had completed his inspection he flew north around Canada Square and I saw him go into a dive before disappearing on the east side of the building.
Five minutes later he was kiting and soaring above the tall Condo (identified because of missing tail feather). He really enjoyed the breeze and went into a stoop around the two condos, played a little *touch and go* on the top of the condo and then disappeared again. The next time I spotted him he was flying over Canada Square then east of RC and back again over the old bus bays and then to the south west corner of RC.
Whilst he was perched I saw a peregrine stoop on a pigeon over the Y/E intersection and miss but it was close and I think the pigeon shed a feather or two and high tailed it for northern Ontario. Malik flew to the RC roof and then Haven flew around Canada Square, east of RC and back to the third ledge south of the wall on Canada Square where she settled for a while and feasted on a pigeon. Once that meal was done she cleaned her beak and flew to the east side of Canada Square and was gone.
Malik was a bit restless and continued to fly here and there and even went into a stoop south on Duplex, really, really, low, but missed. Eventually he too disappeared.
On Friday, Aug 1, I was briefly entertained by Chinook, positive ID blue band who had been sitting on the first ledge south of the wall. He REALLY did not want to move and didn’t for a while. When he eventually flew it was simply off Canada Square and onto RC and a third of the way up. When he was that much closer to me I could see the reason for his reluctant flight. He looked as if his crop was working through a tennis ball. It was HUGE. He was stuffed. At one point it was all he could do to turn his head and watch two gulls fly over, way high up. Whilst I was sitting there musing over his meal I noticed a very dark cloud coming in from the north. Haven did a quick fly-by and as big drops began to fall I packed up and scuttled into the mall.
On Saturday I spotted Haven high up at the BACK of the Heart and Stroke building – hiding! This used to be Stormin’s favourite hide out.
Lyn
