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News of Louise(catching up!)

March 23, 2024 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Cathy Kerr Reports:

Our recent snowfall not only affected us here in Ontario, but impacted several states as well. In Rockford, Illinois folks have been watching a Peregrine named Louise who was hatched at Canada Square in Toronto in 2016 incubating her four eggs on their nest cam. As the storm rolled in it buried her completely in snow so much so that she completely disappeared from view. Even her mate Brian stopped in to check on her. Louise is made of tough stuff and we have pictures her mother Haven doing the exact same thing. As the storm passed new images were now rolling in.  After what seemed an eternity, you can see her head popped up in the exact spot where she was covering the eggs.  Images from today show not four but FIVE eggs in a completely dry nest bowl!!!!!  Let me repeat for emphasis…Louise is so badass she laid an egg in a storm under a snow drift!!!!!!  What a glorious beauty!!!  Mother nature whipped up a storm and Louise looked her dead in the eye and said I AM THE STORM. We couldn’t be more proud!!!


Velcro is back!

March 14, 2024 - Toronto - Don Mills

Cathy Kerr Reports:

Lucie reports:

I am beyond thrilled to write this post!  This fantastic photo was taken by Scott Farquharson in Oshawa.  Thank you Scott!!
This is VELCRO, a 2018 hatch from Duncan Mill and son of QUEST and MYSTERY GUY (I love the look on his face as though he lifted his leg for us to see the info LOL)   VELCRO had us watchers totally gobsmacked!  He is one of four boys and was the first to fledge, very quickly becoming a pro.  He even assisted his parents when they were encouraging the others to leave the ledge.  When one of his brothers finally took flight and started to veer off course, it was VELCRO, not mom or dad, who flew out to help bring him back!  We had never witnessed this before!
We are thrilled that VELCRO has been spotted and identified and hope to see him with a family of his own!  For anyone who wants to see the reports from 2018, just type VELCRO in the search bar.   Cheers, Lucie :)