June 19, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills and Eglinton - Amexon
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Now that our little Lilly, after coming down out of the nest again, is in the “hospital” healing, we have suspended our full time fledge watch -we will restart when Lilly is returned to her family. Daily spot checks will be done to keep an eye on Horton & Morgan! Who are doing just fine thank you very much!! I was over there tonight to check on the pair–found Morgan right away on her favourite bed spot-upper level of the ICICI building! Dad was watching over her on his favourite spot on the roof. No sign of Horton. Or Mom. Until I checked on one of her favourite spots from previous years–there she was, over on the Forester building! I looked all over-no sign of the little imp, ugh. Suddenly Dad took off over to the Debeers sign–and there was Horton! He had chosen to try out the “r” to sleep on tonight–has me wondering if he will hit every letter before we are done!!
Posted on June 19, 2015 11:48 pm
June 20, 2015 - Toronto - Rogers Centre
Mark Nash Reports:
June 18th - 2015
All Three Rogers Centre Fledglings were successfully released back to their parents today with both resident adult parents in attendance!
With the added bonus,, we were also able re-confirmed that the forth fledgling is still very much alive, on site, quite visible and doing very well indeed!! It looks like another female by it size after looking at the photos, and is the only one of the four that has not come down that needed to be rescued. As such, the forth juvenile is NOT banded like it other three siblings.
So, their particulars are: 3 females and 1 male
1st- Female - 865 grams, banded K over 40, named “Striker” with Red Marker Tape
2nd- Female - 855 grams, banded K over 41, named “Chopper” with Yellow Marker Tape
3rd- Male - 682 grams, banded X over 02, named “Pop-fly” with Blue Marker Tape
*4th - Female - *Unbanded
The triple release went very well indeed despite my anxiety of having to put three fledglings back on the same roof and not causing them to panic-fly and bolt off a ledge or upper roof elevation by my presence, before I could get off of the roof area and out of their sight.
With Linda Woods in position on the ground with a radio and binoculars in hand, Lee, (one of the Rogers centre engineering staff) we made our way to one of the upper roof elevations on the south end of the Rogers centre where we found an ideal release spot, one that was protected with a 8 plus feet tall retaining walls on both sides and away from the tracks that allow the Rogers centre roof to open.
With the Blue Jays and Mets game only moments away from starting, (and while the Rogers dome/roof still closed), the large rescue carrier that containing the three fledglings in was put in position, the door was removed and finally the towel removed, I was able to escape their view to the man door where Lee was waiting and get out of their sight before any of the fledglings left the carrier!
A huge thank you to the Rogers centre staff for all of their assistance with both the rescues and releases, and for their consideration of keeping the Rogers centre roof closed for this go-round of these releases. It is nice to see that Rogers has consideration for Canada’s species at risk with both the birds and the public’s safety and health in consideration.
A big thank also you to Linda Woods for coming down and spending so much time on the Rogers centre nest, as this location is a very challenging location to deal with,, , with no affordable parking, a very congested part of the city and no local support to count on!
The Blue Jays and Mets game of course went on as scheduled, with a packed stadium of baseball fans completely unaware of all of the outside rooftop activity going on with their resident peregrines and their four babies! 
Before I could get back to the ground and hook up with Linda, the little male “Pop-Fly” with the Blue tape, was already air borne and chasing his parents around for food!!! We watched Pop-Fly and his unbanded sister squabble on the Rogers centre roof for the food that their dad brought in, (hastily taken by the resident adult female) that was initially delivered to Pop-Fly.
We watched allot of flights and interaction with the two fledglings and the resident adult parents, and it was quite obvious that both resident adults were a little overwhelmed with the return of three of their offspring all at once. We did not although see either of the two banded fledglings leave the release site, and of darkness, they had not become visible to our view.
We departed at dusk.
Posted on June 19, 2015 12:20 pm
June 19, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills
Ann Brokelman Reports:
I arrived tonight to see the two that are joined at the beak Kline and Berkley on the tip of the building. I see a falcon fly in and it is Harper. He joins the pair but eventually moves off to be by himself.
Quest was on harlequin building just watching. I never did see skye.
Suddenly Harper took off and flew over the nest building. Oh man is he a great flyer. Wings tucked in and fast. He would then soar around the nest ledge and then turn back to the building where Kline and Berkley were. I laughed out loud as I saw him swoop in between the two of them and take off. Berkley was totally ticked as he set off after Harper with Kline right behind.
What is better than watching peregines have fun.
Photos attached. Enjoy.
Ann
Posted on June 19, 2015 10:49 am
June 18, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills
Marion Nash Reports:
I’ve been treated to some amazing aerial acrobatics from my desk I feel so lucky to sit where I do!
Around 1pm yesterday I got a call that there was a distinct imprint of a bird on the 8th floor boardroom. Ran down and couldn’t see anything in the “danger zone” (upper east side windows) so walked around the building then around the area a bit incase it had regained flight but come down somewhere. Ended up spotting them all on 240 building. Phew! Must have been a fledge bump after the window washers had done their work pre-banding (can’t help but wonder if it was Harper’s because he could have come down onto that ledge above the loading dock after that? Who knows but thankfully it wasn’t a bad hit. I want to mention this to our property manager that they pick the worst time of year to wash the windows.
What I did discover on my check was a fluffy little bird in the middle of the flower bed at the front of our building. I called FLAP for advice, emailed them a photo and they confirmed it wasn’t an adult recovering from a window hit (my worry) but a fledged red-breasted nuthatch. Records show they nest in this area, so I was OK to leave him there it was very quiet out front and the parents were no doubt nearby. So I hope it’s OK wherever he/she is now! Attaching my iphone pic (forgive the poor quality).
Sally
Posted on June 19, 2015 10:38 am
June 17, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills
Marion Nash Reports:
Arrived at 2pm to see the boys (Berkley and Kline) sunning on the ledge with Skye in normal spot and quest across the parking lot watching.
I did not see Harper but Sally saw all three this morning.
The best part was one of the juv laying on the ledge with wing over the side and eyes closed lol.
Quest and Skye went flying together and soared around the building doing circles.
Lovely
Ann
Posted on June 19, 2015 10:34 am
June 18, 2015 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
David was on the watch at 10:15. Mystery and the four juveniles were on the tower. One was eating and Mystery was vocalizing. Caster was on top of the antenna on King’s Towers. At 11:10, two juveniles took flight, landed briefly and took flight again. Both returned to the platform where the nest box is.
Kim and I visited the site at 12:30 today. Two or three juveniles were lounging on the northwest corner of the top platform. Caster was on the concave microwave dish on the King Street corner. We did a walk around to see if we could see them all at once, but could only see two at a time. As usual, we were about to leave when all the action started. Mystery flew in with a food drop to the top platform and the kids started vocalizing like crazy. Mystery then flew out with the food as one of the kids followed her. She dropped it in the air for the youngster while as Caster flew with them. Two of them remained on the platform, while another joined Mystery. The other juvenile swooped around the hospital, landed unsteadily on the antenna, then dove off and flew again, landing on the hospital roof and back onto the antenna. Caster soared up really high and kept an eye on things and then flew back to the east corner of the tower to keep an eye on the others. We left around 1:30 with two still hanging out around the hospital.
Dale was on the watch between 4:30 and 5:30. Only two were sighted on the tower on the upper platform. Mystery came by trying to entice them for a flight. One flew towards the hospital and returned with a morsel to share with a sibling. Just before 6:00, I was heading home and stopped in. I spotted two kids on the ledge of the hospital roof above the H, on the Mount Hope Street side. Chroma was on the very top of the tower railing on the east side preening. One adult was on the hospital antenna watching over them. Karen was back on the watch at 6:30 and confirmed that three of the kids were on the hospital roof.
Karen, Martha and I were watching from 7:00-9:15. When I got there, Chroma was still on the top of the platform. Caster flew around while Redbud & Reggie came from the hospital and flew around the tower. Ginnie remained on the hospital ledge above the H. They flew around a bit and then Reggie and Redbud joined Chroma on the top of the platform, tucked in behind the drum. Mystery was on top of the antenna watching over Ginnie. It started to rain lightly for a little while. As it stopped and the sun peered out a bit, the falcons held out their wings to dry. At 8:15 Caster flew in with a food drop. He flew into the tower platform first and landed on the railing in front of the drum as the kids screamed behind it. He then took the food to Ginnie on the hospital roof. After tucking into her meal and having another rest, Ginnie decided to try and head back to the tower. She headed straight across and was trying to swoop up in the “j” formation that the adults so eloquently do, but she misjudged and lightly “bumped” into the top platform head first. She dropped down a little bit but didn’t really falter much and flew back towards the hospital and out of sight. Martha and I went down to Mount Hope Street to see if we could find her but we had no sight of her. Mystery was still on her perch. From the parking garage, Karen saw Ginnie fly back to the tower and when she tried to land, she accidentally knocked one of her siblings off their perch. They both fell down but landed on the platform. Ginnie did another flight and landed on the top of the drum. We left the watch at 9:15.
Posted on June 19, 2015 1:10 am
June 18, 2015 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
While two of the boys are still retaining some downy patches and one is nearly there, we do have one male, Mel, that is looking pretty dapper and ready to go. While Ninja, Glider and Ferris are playing on the ledge, napping and preening this morning, Mel is at the corner looking out and watching the world at work. You can almost see the wheels turning in his little head thinking about what havoc he will wreak once he gets out there. Lucky is staying close choosing to roost on the wall camera mount while O’Connor takes up her usual position on her ledge camera housing “throne”. What is different this year is that O’Connor is taking breaks on the centre tower more often and allowing Lucky to babysit the boys. Nice to see her confidence in him. This morning, I was able to capture a touch and go by one of the adults as they attempt to encourage activity from the kids. Oh what fun.
We will start off the watch in earnest today as our oldest male, based on hatch date, is 38-39 days old today. It will most likely be the weekend before the crazy stuff begins but we have at least one boy that could go at any time and we will certainly be there to ensure his first flights don’t land him in trouble. A warm welcome to our newest team member Trish and big thank you in advance to Rob, Marion and Bruce for getting things started as schedules among all of us, as we are finishing up other commitments, has our coverage looking like half downy peregrine; all patchy with our hair standing up on end in several places!
Posted on June 18, 2015 8:31 am
June 18, 2015 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
A huge thank you to Winston for stopping in at MEC last night and sharing an update on the progress of our three girls there. When he arrived, he found one on the roof of the CIBC being beak fed and a second young one on MEC 2. After a few minutes, a second female appeared on the roof of the CIBC so he now had all three in view. When one of the adults came in with food, one of the girls flew from the CIBC roof to MEC 1 and back in pursuit of the meal that was being brought in and was flying like a pro. A little later on another flight from CIBC to MEC 2 chasing an adult off its perch, most likely Adrianna as she’s been doing this for a few days now. The second female remained on the roof of the CIBC having a freak out rather than joining her sister in the chase of the parent. The adult flew over and landed on the roof of the Morguard building which encouraged the juvenile still remaining on the CIBC roof to take off and attempt to knock the adult off of Morguard. Play nice now girls!
All in all the three young females at MEC are flying high, building confidence and learning the finesse of flight. Thank you so much Winston for that update! Watch for the next phase of flight school to come where the girls will be interacting with each other and the adults in the air. It’s spectacular!
Posted on June 18, 2015 8:03 am
June 17, 2015 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
All four juveniles were back on King’s Towers as Tony and Rudy started the watch this morning. There were a number of flight and at one point all 4 were in the air. At one point, they could only see 2 ‘grines’ from the City of Kitchener parking lot. Tony went over to Central Fresh Market and could see the other 2 along the edge facing the store. When Rudy left, all of the kids were over on King’s Towers. I dropped by at 8:5 and saw many good flights and landings! Too many to count! They would go out together and separately, would circle and catch the winds. They practiced taking flights back and forth from the nest site and back again. Chroma’s flights are a little unsteady compared to Reggie but given her falls to the ground (and her size), she is doing terrific! At 8:30, the construction workers started walking around the top of the roof which created quite the commotion among the kids. They got on their scaffolding and the teenagers quieted down.
Kim and I checked out the kids at 12:30. Three lazy teenagers were lying around on the northwest corner of the top platform. Two of them had their wings up in the air and looked like they were in a deep sleep even though the noise of the construction zone and the lunch-time traffic was quite loud. The fourth juvenile was a King Towers and was getting some extra pointers from Mystery and Caster as the three swooped and soared around the apartment building. At 1:15, David came on the watch and was there for a few hours. It was a quiet afternoon, with a few flights back and forth from the antenna. Caster was up on the top of the antenna. One of the adults flew in and circled a few times.
At 3:00 p.m., Kim was back watching from the King Street side of the site. Two or three were on the top platform on the northwest side. An adult was perched on the top rail. At 4:00 one of the adults came back and made a food drop to the top platform. A few minutes later, two falcons could be seen at King’s Towers. At about 4:30, one flew off and only one was visible on the platform.
At 5:00, Dale and Karen were on the watch and all 4 juveniles could be accounted for. At 7:00,Caster perched on the King’s Towers antenna and Mystery left. Reggie flew to the smaller CTV tower. Ginnie, was on the top rail facing Pine Street. Reggie remained on the smaller tower. At 8:05, one of the juveniles takes off for a flight towards the hospital antenna. They turn back and they have a close fly-by with another juvenile on their way to the hospital antenna. The second juvenile turns back and tries to land on the dish on the tower but slides off and flies back right over Dale and Karen on the hospital parking garage roof! A few minutes later, Mystery and Caster take off to do some hunting. At 8:10, Caster returns with a food package. The package is left on the railing and the ‘grines’ vocalize loudly. One juvenile jumps up on the railing and has dinner. The remaining three juveniles just hang out. They don’t seem to be too interested in the food
At 8:15, the juvenile drops the food onto the platform and gets into a bit of a fight with another over the meal. I joined the watch at 8:30, one adult could be seen on the antenna and flew off a few minutes late. At 8:30, all four juveniles were on the top platform just chilling. There was one short flight and a little bit of wing flapping. A pretty quiet ending to a busy day!
Posted on June 17, 2015 11:48 pm
June 08, 2015 - Toronto - King Street
CPF Postmaster Reports:
June 8th - 2015
Thanks to Olga who sent in some camera shots of Erin and Stormin that she was able to capture who we personally haven’t seen for a while. We have all been so busy dealing with all of the ongoing bandings and with overlapping fledge watches, we’re not getting much computer time to check in on some of the other nest sites.
Thank you MUCH Olga for sending these into us!
Both birds are a little wet due to the rain, but other than looking a little water logged, they both appear to be looking good!
Again we apologize for not being able to get these shots posted earlier, but we all have really have been stretched to max with regards to manpower and other available resources,, (including that of just not having enough hours in the day or evenings) to keep up with all of the activity.
As many of you know, the 18 King Street nest site was Toronto’s first nesting / producing peregrines (in Toronto History) that was established in 1995,, and has always held a very special place in all of our hearts. Who could have ever forgotten Pounce-Kingsley and his mate Victoria that started this all in motion!
Erin and Windwhistler replaced Pounce-Kingsley and Victoria, and have been on the King Street nest site now for over 14 years. Windwhistler was obviously replaced sometime this spring by Stormin.
Sadly, this is the very first time in 20 years that we have not had hatchlings to band and attend to at the Toronto Downtown nest site.
Fingers crossed that the nest site rebounds next season and they are successful in producing offspring again!
Posted on June 17, 2015 11:57 am
