June 09, 2021 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Day 6… I drove up and saw all three. Nico on the corner of the roof still, Sydney and Bluey on the nest ledge. By the time I parked the car, got my stuff, walked around the corner… Nico was gone! I first thought he had either popped down or moved around the roof. So, I got myself settled in, checked along roof lines and decided to give him some time. I would watch the two I had in sight. Welllll, I figured he was gone after the kids were screaming at mom and he didn’t pop up. Geez… Five minutes earlier and I would have seen where he had gone. I waited. Then I took a chance and did a quick walk about. It was a brutally hot day. I was dying… Sit and watch the two lol. Noon-Carolyn came to watch the kids for a half hour so I could check out around the buildings for him but no luck(thanks Carolyn!) 1,2,3…no Nico. Watched the other two just hanging out, trying to stay cool. Not the best for flying… 4….. Bob had joined me around 2, he had done some walkabouts but it was too hot. So I was starting to think about heading out to see my dad, I asked Bob about the rooftop across from the nest… He said 6 foot retaining wall -hmmmm.. And then we heard that faint, but unmistakable, beautiful sound of a juvie begging. Other two chilling… Where was it coming from?? I decided to pack up the car and drive around… And yep, he was above me THE WHOLE DAY lol. Now he was down on the roof so how would I know? I saw dad bring a huge package to the roof and found mom at the back of the building stuffing him silly!! Yayyy… Went home happy.
Sally reports:
LOTS of fly bys by Parents who circled and did some nice flights around and around all the buildings.Sydney was hopping onto nest box and doing “mini flights” off it across the ledge about three or four times , very cute!
Sydney got fed around 6:50pm but it was Bluey’s leftovers! So Bluey got fed at 5pm and 6:50! Quest babies him lol. Feeds him and just dropped to Syd and stood there while she ate. Bluey was screaming and ledge hopped to the nest ledge and knocked Quest off!
Nico left the 225 roof aiming for the copper building and bumped into the side of the upper central concrete roof,went down onto that roof, then popped up and flew back to the 225 roof ! And there they all stayed as we closed.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a cooler day so there should be more flying–Nico is doing well, he’s good! So two to go!! A good day
Posted on June 9, 2021 11:06 pm
June 09, 2021 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
At 10:30 Kim was on the watch and observed that all four juveniles were in the left hand corner of the East side of St. Mary’s Hospital. Earlier the adult was preparing food around the fifth and sixth window from the right. Food was dropped with the young at 8:45 and again about 9:45. One or two of the young made a trip across the building. Fresh food was dropped off at about 10:25.
At 3:15, Wendy was on the watch and reported that Care had fledged and flew to the ground, and landed gently and uninjured. Rudy was there for the rescue, assessed the fledgling and made arrangements to release Care from the hospital rooftop. David was also on the watch for the first flight and reported at 4:15 that after the release, Care was on the roof, (right side/north corner), one level up from the ledge, sitting quietly on the NW side close to the brick wall.
Care flew again at around 4:30 and David was on his own searching for the fledgling! Fraser arrived around 5:00 and spotted Care on a rooftop house on the corner of Pleasant Ave & Queen’s Boulevard. At 6:45, Care flew off again and landed on a narrow window ledge opposite that corner. The other 3 chicks were still on the ledge on the east side. Martha and Paul were on the watch in the evening and all chicks were accounted for. Carla and I joined up with them too and at 9:00 we left and Care was still on the window ledge, let’s hope he stays put for the night!
Posted on June 9, 2021 11:02 pm
June 08, 2021 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
The fledge watch is well under way and started on June 5th. Both adults are not banded and we presume that Mystery found a new male, but there’s no way of being certain.
The chicks have a good practise runway all along the hospital windows out front on the east side underneath the cross. You can find more details on the banding on the St. Mary’s hospital site here:
https://www.smgh.ca/st-marys-hospital-graced-with-nesting-family-of-falcons/
The fledgewatch is well under way and started on June 5th. Both adults are unbanded and we presume that Mystery found a new male, but there’s no way of being certain.
The chicks have a good practise runway all along the hospital windows out front underneath the cross. Windy and hot conditions have got these chicks eager to go!
Posted on June 9, 2021 10:37 pm
June 09, 2021 - International, National and Local News
Marion Nash Reports:
Chris Martin reports from Beachville that one of his staff just located a peregrine hatchling on the roof top of one of the buildings in the middle of the plant! He also reports that he saw one of the resident adults (a banded adult) but was unable to get the band number. It is obvious that the Beachville nest site is still in fact very active and has produced this season, but sadly the resident pair did not use the nest box this year??
Unfortunately , given the advanced age of the hatchling and its mobility, and the fact that we simply can’t scramble fast enough with our current man power shortages with all of the ongoing fledge watches, we will not be able to band this hatchling this season.
But the good news,, the Beachville site is still active and productive! Time will tell as we will endeavour to identify the adults on site,,,,, stay tuned…..
Posted on June 9, 2021 2:44 pm
June 09, 2021 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Lucie has been checking on the chicks daily for the last week. The chicks are getting ready perhaps a fledge in the next couple days.
Posted on June 9, 2021 1:34 pm
June 09, 2021 - Toronto - Don Mills and Eglinton - Amexon
Marion Nash Reports:
It was raining just before the banding and the chicks were a bit wet and they had just been fed so the crops were just bulging full so the weight of the chicks are a bit over the real weight.
It was very hot by the time John Miller started the climb over the edge and repel down to the nest and Mom and Dad were on high alert stooping and yelling at him. John was able to quickly catch up the chicks and inside the building they were quickly banded and returned before both john and mom and dad got too over heated darn this climate change makes things a challenge sometimes.
2 chicks this year a girl and a boy.
the Boy named Logan weighed in at whopping 720 grams his band number is C over 19 and has blue tape on his silver band. The girl Flynn was a 835 grams a good weight for a girl her band is 05 over AB with red tape on her silver band. they are about 23 and 25 days old today.
Posted on June 9, 2021 11:03 am
June 08, 2021 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
When I arrived this morning, I found Nico still on the roof but Bluey had joined his sister on the nest ledge! So he has officially fledged! Quest came in with a nice package and stuffed Bluey. Sydney wasn’t interested so I believe she was fed earlier. It was a damp, muggy day, not good for flying unfortunately. And it kept raining on and off all morning. Quest flew up and sat with Nico during the hardest rain. Sally joined me in the afternoon. We watched a ‘hangry’ Nico go back and forth on the roof then nap, repeat. Sydney and Bluey did some lovely beaking, flapping, up on the box etc but no further flying by the time I had to leave. Mark, Marion and Bob joined us before then and we all got to see Nico finally get fed, by Mom.
Sally reports:
Nico did lots of back and forth flapping running, skid to a stop, repeat but that was it.
Bluey only did a few ledge hops.
Food brought to nest
same time as last night.
At close, Sydney is on top of nest box with Bluey in front.
Nico on south east corner of the roof.
So, another hot, muggy day tomorrow with chance of pop up thunderstorms. We’ll see what happens… I’m on my own for a good bit so… Hope the boys stay up… And I am ok with Sydney waiting for the cooler weather on Thursday
Posted on June 8, 2021 10:48 pm
June 08, 2021 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Marion Nash Reports:
The Kitchener peregrines have moved from the CTV tower to St Mary’s Hospital. Fortunately the nest was discovered in time to band the chicks. Here is the banding information.
4 chicks 3 males and 1 female
they were named by the hospital Compassion, Discovery, Care and Faith. The Kitchener fledge watch team is on it and will be making sure the chicks are monitored and rescued when needed.
Posted on June 8, 2021 12:02 pm
June 08, 2021 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Both chicks on the nest tray this morning.
Posted on June 8, 2021 9:48 am
June 07, 2021 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Day 4: Finally a fledge! But Niko got himself in quite a pickle! I arrived to find Bluey on the roof and Sydney and Niko on the ledge, under Mom and Dad’s watchful eye. Bluey was clearly hungry and not happy. Niko was quite agitated listening to his brother… But then, I think in frustration, he jumped onto the nest box! And loved it… Staying there all morning. Sydney came over to check him out… And joined him! A milestone… Siesta time came with poor Bluey still whining on the roof… Chased mom when she joined him. Then, around 130…Niko was off… Came so low across the street, just missing the bus, turned, crossing another road low(no cars thankfully or…. Shudder), then up abit, over the road again and landed, well, clinging to a hydro pole! Ughhhh… I knew if his wings touched two wires…. Omg. He tried climbing (noooooo) but settled on a wire. We got ourselves ready… And waited. So hot….finally he turned himself, tried to hop onto the light standard, slid and flew low, low over the street towards Mark and Marion. Mark waived his net at him, he landed and Mark had him! Phew… Man they do like trouble those boys lol. I then had to go but he was ok and in good hands.
LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING AT DUNCAN MILL RD: After you left, it was pretty quiet. Because of the weather forecast, Mark felt it best to put Nico back on the roof and not wait until dark.
No problem there. Shortly after I saw Bluey up on the south west corner of the nest building, and being fed by a parent. We think Nico may also have been fed. He didn’t pop up for a long time, but Quest flew up to the roof ledge and sat looking in, we presume at Nico. Then she flew up to inner roof by the satellite dish and watched down from there.
Bluey lost his footing, and flapped down and in to the southwest corner ledge. Then a while later, while trying to ledge hop he had the same issue and down another ledge. Ledge hopped east and was on a south ledge at close.
Nico at some point had hopped up to the north east corner of the roof. Then turtle walked around to the south west corner where bluey had been earlier. He was there at close.
Sydney flapped a bit but overall pretty quiet. Lots of hangry screaming near dark. She got fed at 9pm and some food taken up to Nico at 9:15. Mystery was alarm calling to the south around 9:15-9:30 and it was quite a late close this evening.
Fingers crossed for OK weather tomorrow and that all can be accounted for Tuesday morning.
Posted on June 7, 2021 11:34 pm
