Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower

KW grines are flying well!

June 15, 2021 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower

Lisa Reh Reports:

It was a cool and windy day as Kim started the watch, just before 5:00 a.m. Discovery was still on the window sill. 30 minutes later, he flew from the window sill and had a nice landing on the release roof. All juveniles were accounted for. At 8:00, Wendy reported that 3 of the juveniles were on the awning and Care was on the left side roof. There was some calling and a bit of wing flapping. Care has had several good flights. Martha reported there was a food drop on the awning at 9:45.

At the afternoon shift, Sandye, Carla, Dale, Martha and I were there. There was a food drop at 2:25 and another drop to the juvenile on the left runway ledge, all kids were fed. It was a relatively quiet afternoon watch, every so often the 3 kids on the runway would show up and flap a bit and then hunkered down again. One of the adults was on the cross and the other came in and out. Both hovered in front of the hospital showing the kids how it’s done.

David came back later and reported: “Both parents had gone off hunting a short time ago, and are back now. Dad landed on runway & disappeared again. There was a bit of squawking when he came back out on the ledge, but all is quiet again. Mom back on cross.” There has been lots of nice flying and quite a bit of excitement during the 5:00 to 7:00 shift today.

At the evening shift, Jamie reported: “A flurry of flights at sunset at 9:00. Two made it back to the runway near the nest. One crawled from the right side roof part way across the ledge above the runway. One ended up on the roof ledge above the Pleasant Ave windows.” The watch ended when it was dark and all things were quiet.

Photos courtesy of Katharine Werner