!!! Corona’s release!
June 19, 2022 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
Amy & Pip started the watch early this morning at 6:15. It took them a bit to locate Jewel and found her on the top of the tower vocalizing. The adults were also accounted for. At 8:25 Heather reported that Jewel took a short flight and located her on the small drum. She remained there for a few hours. Micah witnessed her taking another flight while the parents flew back and forth between the 2 CTV towers. Jewel flew back into the nest box!
Corona’s release was scheduled for 1:30. She was released on top of King’s Tower. The adults immediately spotted her and started vocalizing and swooping around the top of the building, showing Corona how to catch the wind, and flying back towards the nest box. Corona took off a few minutes later and made a successful flight past KCI and back on top of King’s Tower. CTV captured the action:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2468153
At 2:53, Karen reported that Corona successfully flew back to the nest box! At 3:44, David reported that Corona was on the railing of the hospital side of the tower, while Jewel was flaked out inside the nest box. At 4:15, both parents were back, one with a meal teasing the fledglings. Corona remained on the railing while Jewel hopped between the box & platform. At 4:27, David reported that Corona had another successful flight to the hospital roof. She remained there for 3 hours and at 7:30 she flew back to the CTV tower and landed safely on the top railing. At the end of the watch Tara reported that Corona took a few more flights, landing higher up on the tower, and then made it lower and eventually made it back to the same level as the nest box. Jewel popped her head out from the nest box a few times. She was hunkered down in the box until around 11:00 p.m.
Photos courtesy of Karen von Knobloch & A. Becker
